Cain, Allerie O'Neal
Jackson Progress Argus 09 Mar 1994
     Allerie O'Neal Cain of Atlanta died Frt., Feb. 25, at Crawford Long Hospital.
     Funeral services were held Sun., Feb. 27, at H. M. Patterson Oglethorpe Hill Chapel in Atlanta with Dr. Rex T. Kaney officiating. Interment was in the Center Point Cemetery in Center Point.
     Mrs. Cain was born Feb. 26, 1921 in Butts County, daughter of the late Floyd and Bessie Mae Jinks O'Neal. She was the widow of Charles Cain. Mrs. Cain was employed at the Fox Theater in Atlanta.
     Survivors include daughters, Janet Can and Harriet Cain; son, Carl Cain of Atlanta; daughter-in-law, Joan Cain of Decatur; sisters, Annette Baldwin of Marietta and Jackie Hayes of Smyrna; brother, James O'Neal of Lawrenceville; and brother-in-law, Bill Maddox of Jackson.
     
Cain, Annie Kight
Jackson Progress Argus 25 Jul 1968
Mrs. Annie Cain Died Suddenly Sunday Morning
     Mrs. Annie Kight Cain, 79, of the Fincherville Community, died unexpectedly at her residence on Fincherville Road early Sunday morning. She was discovered dead in bed Sunday morning and a Jackson physician estimated that death had occurred five or six hours previously.
     A native of Kite, Johnson County, Mrs. Cain was the daughter of Mr. William Kight and Mrs. Mollie Smith Kight. She had resided in Butts County for about four years. Mrs. Cain was a member of the McDonough Assembly of God Church.
     Funeral services for Mrs. Cain were held Tuesday afternoon at three o'clock from the Flippen Baptist Church in Henry County with the Rev. E. D. Goss officiating. Interment was in the churchyard cemetery with Hasten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mrs. Cain is survived by two sons, William A. Cain of Flippen and John B. Cain of Jackson; two grandchildren.
     Pallbearers were James Brown, Johnny Brown, Buster Price, Jack Floyd, John B. Cain, and William A. Cain.

Cain, Stacy
Jackson Progress Argus 06 Apr 1994
     Stacy Cain, 23, of Jonesboro died Wed., March 30.
     Funeral services were held Sat., April 2; in the chapel of Pope Dickson and Son Funeral Home in Jonesboro. Interment was in the Fairview Memorial Gardens.
     Mr. Cain and his family were former residents of Butts County where he was a graduate of Jackson High School.
     Survivors include parents, Jerry and Sue Cain of Jonesboro; brothers, Shanon Cain of Morrow and Stevie Cain and Corbin Cain of Jonesboro; grandfather, Charles E. Johnson Jr. of Macon; and several aunts and uncles.
     Pope Dickson and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Caldwell, Abner Harrison
Jackson Progress Argus 08 Jul 1981
Caldwell Rites Held Saturday
     Funeral services for Abner Harrison Caldwell, 63, of 551 Brookwood Terrace, Griffin, were held Saturday morning at 11 o'clock from the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home in Griffin. The Rev. Joe Parham and Dr. Bruce Morgan officiated and interment was in Oak Hill Mausoleum.
     Mr. Caldwell died Thursday at the Griffin-Spalding Hospital following an illness of several months.
     A native of Butts County, he was the son of the late Leonard Lacey Caldwell and the late Melinda Pearl Weaver Caldwell. He was the Griffin terminal manager of the Georgia Highway Express for many years before his retirement.
     He was a member of the Towaliga Baptist Church but attended the First Baptist Church and Sunday School in Griffin. He was a member of the American Business Club, Griffin Lodge 1207 of Elks, the Griffin Lodge 1503, Loyal Order of Moose and the Griffin Country Club.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Tennie Brownlee Caldwell; three sisters, Mrs. T. J. Harper, Mrs. Ray Snyder and Mrs. H. L. Coleman, all of Griffin; two brothers, Powell Caldwell and Dwayne Caldwell, both of Griffin; three sisters-in-law, Mrs. Fred Caldwell of Jackson, Mrs. Robert Caldwell of Atlanta and Mrs. Parks Caldwell of Griffin.

Caldwell, Carole Lambert
Jackson Progress Argus 21 May 1970
Body of Mrs. Caldwell Found In Home Friday
     The body of Mrs. Leslie Caldwell, 27, was discovered Friday morning in the bathtub of her home in Monticello by her husband, Dr. Leslie Caldwell, widely known Monticello druggist.
     Jasper County Sheriff V. T. Murphy said that Mrs. Caldwell's body was found early Friday morning in the bathroom of her home in a tub half full of water. No foul play was indicated, Sheriff Murphy said, and an examination disclosed that Mrs. Caldwell had been dead several hours. An autopsy revealed that death resulted from accidental drowning. She was a member of the Monticello Baptist Church and had taught at Monticello High School.
     Services for Mrs. Caldwell, the former Miss Carole Lambert, were held at three o'clock Saturday afternoon in the Monticello Baptist Church with interment in the Towaliga Cemetery in Butts County. Jordan Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Officiating at the services were Rev. Dean Crocker and Rev. Dun Folsom.
     Mrs. Caldwell is survived by her husband, Leslie Caldwell of Monticello; two children, Mike Caldwell and Diane Caldwell both of Monticello her mother, Mrs. Evelyn Lambert of Atlanta; a sister, Miss Cheryle Lambert of Atlanta; and her father, Franklin Lambert of Columbus.
     Pallbearers were W. D. Hitchcock, Billy Nalls, Glover Jordan, Hugh Brock, Jack Birdsong, Bob Bennett, Joe Gasses, James Prevatt. Honorary pallbearers were Percy Pope, John Pittard, Don Gay, Crawford Ezell, Tom Brady, Ben Barrow, Paul Layton, Jim Haney, Mell Tanner, and Jim Arnold.

Caldwell, Howell Homer
Jackson Progress Argus 26 Jan 1961
Homer Caldwell Died Sunday in Griffin Hospital
     Howell Homer Caldwell, 73, Clerk of Butts Superior Court for two terms until his voluntary retirement January 1st, died at 5:50 a. m. Sunday morning in the Griffin-Spalding County Hospital following a critical illness of a few days duration. Mr. Caldwell had been in declining health for several years and did not offer for reelection in the Butts County Primary the past April. He was admitted to the Griffin Spalding County Hospital on January 11th suffering from a complication of diseases.
     Born in Butts County, Mr. Caldwell was the son of James Glenn Caldwell and Mrs. Polly Jane Jester Caldwell, esteemed citizens of another era. A widely known farmer, teacher, and former clerk, Mr. Caldwell embarked on his political career in 1952 when he was a successful candidate for the office of Superior Court Clerk. During his tenure in office, Mr. Caldwell made many friends by his courteous and efficient performance of duty. Because of poor health he did not offer for reelection last year.
     A Deacon in the First Baptist Church, Mr. Caldwell supported church affairs with fidelity and devotion as long as health permitted. Widely known throughout this section in connection with his court duties, Mr. Caldwell was a Lieutenant Colonel on the Governor's staff.
     Funeral services for Mr. Caldwell were held Monday afternoon at three o'clock from the First Baptist Church with the pastor, Rev. Sidney L. Waterhouse, officiating. Interment was in the Jackson City Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Florrie Ham Caldwell; for daughters, Mrs. John F. Dowd, Atlanta; Mrs. Carl E. Phillips, Atlanta; Mrs. G. J. Kuhn, San Diego, Calif.; Mrs. G. G. Wallace, Jackson; four sons, T. H. Caldwell; Atlanta; J. G. Caldwell, College Park; John W. Caldwell Nashville, Tenn.; Capt. Homer H. Caldwell, U. S. Air Force, Roy, Utah; three sisters, Mrs. Charlie Sims, Jackson; Mrs. John Lowe Whitaker, Jenkinsburg; Mrs. C. L. Thaxton, Jackson; one brother, Elmo P. Caldwell, Jackson; 18 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren.
     Honorary pallbearers were deacons of the First Baptist Church. They included James Payne, Dawson Bryant, Ben Garland, B. Y. Lunceford, D. W. Ham, R. P. Newton, Roy Goff, M. L. Powell, Guy Bearden, Andy Holston, John McSwain, P. H. Weaver, and H. A. Carter.
     Active pallbearers were James Whitaker, Merrell Price, Hugh Polk, Dwayne Caldwell, Johnnie Caldwell, and Bobby Moore.

Caldwell, Infant
Jackson Progress-Argus, July 7, 1949.
Caldwell Infant Died in Griffin Tuesday.
     Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Caldwell of Hampton have the sympathy of friends in the death of their infant son which occurred Tuesday in a Griffin hospital. The child, born Monday, was the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Ham of Jackson. Mrs. Caldwell is the former Miss Margaret Ham of Jackson.

Caldwell, James Robert (Bob)
Jackson Progress Argus 04 Mar 1971
Bob Caldwell Victim Of Heart Attack
     Mr. J. Robert (Bob) Caldwell, 64, of 575 Forestdale Drive, NE, Atlanta, died unexpectedly at noon Thursday, February 25th, apparently the victim of a heart seizure.
     Mr. Caldwell was a native of Butts County and was the son of the late Mr. L. L. Colwell and Mrs. Pearl Weaver Colwell, both of Butts County. He has been an employee of McCormick Key Company in Atlanta for almost 43 years.
     Funeral services were conducted Saturday morning at 10:30 o'clock from the Spring Hill Chapel of H. M. Patterson & Son in Atlanta. Interment was in Westview Cemetery with H. M. Patterson & Son in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Caldwell is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mildred Greer Caldwell of Atlanta; three brothers, Dwane Colwell, Powell Colwell and Abner Colwell, all of Griffin; three sisters, Mrs. Lawrence Coleman, Mrs. T. J. Harper and Mrs. Jack Robertson, all of Griffin; an aunt, Mrs. Jewell Thaxton of Griffin; two sisters-in-law, Mrs. Fred Caldwell of Jackson and Mrs. L. P. Colwell of Griffin.

Caldwell, John Robert
Jackson Progress Argus 02 Dec 1971
J. R. Caldwell Died Sunday in Atlanta Hospital
     Mr. John Robert Caldwell, of Hampton, husband of the former Miss Margaret Ham of Jackson, died November 28th at Crawford W. Long Hospital in Atlanta. He had been ill since the first of February.
     Mr. Caldwell was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and for many years was employed by Southern States in Hampton where her served as chief engineer of the Mechanical Division and at the time of his retirement in April 1969 he was head of a new department as Chief Product Tooling Engineer.
     Mr. Caldwell was a past president of the Hampton Kiwanis Club, a member of the Hampton United Methodist Church, a Mason and a Shriner.
     Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at three o'clock from the United Methodist Church in Hampton with Pittman Rawls Funeral Home of Griffin in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Caldwell is survived by his wife, Mrs. Margaret Ham Caldwell; a son, John R. Caldwell Jr. of Atlanta; a daughter, Mrs. Richard T. Higgins of Kennesaw; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Edna Caldwell of Toledo, Ohio; two nephews.

Caldwell, John Wesley
Jackson Progress Argus 02 Nov 1983
     John Wesley Caldwell, of 320 Thomasville, Blvd., Atlanta, died Nov. 5 at Grady Hospital following a brief illness.
     Funeral services will be announced later by Trimier-Jackson Funeral Home.

Jackson Progress Argus 16 Nov 1983
     John Wesley Caldwell of 320 Thomasville Blvd., Atlanta died Nov. 5 at Grady Hospital following a brief illness.
     Survivors include his mother, Mrs. Nillie Caldwell; grandmother, Mrs. Lelia Goodman; sister, Charlotte Caldwell, all of Atlanta.
     Services were held Saturday at 2 p. m . at Macedonia Baptist Church in Butts County with the Rev. W. L. Williams officiating. Burial was in the Macedonia cemetery.
     Trimier-Jackson Funeral Services was in charge of arrangements.

Caldwell, Margaret Ham
Jackson Progress Argus 22 Apr 1992
     Mrs. Margaret Ham Caldwell, 70, of Hampton died Tuesday, April 14, at Henry General Hospital in Stockbridge.
     The funeral was Thursday, April 16, at Hampton First Baptist Church, with the Rev. Terry Quick officiating. Burial was in Berea Cemetery.
     Formerly of Butts County, Mrs. Caldwell was the daughter of the late Daniel Webster and Ethel Head Hamm.
     Mrs. Caldwell was a retired secretary for the F.A.A. and was a member of Hampton First Baptist Church.
     Survivors include her son, John Robert Caldwell Jr. of Hampton; daughter, Betty Caldwell Higgins of Marietta; sister, Carolyn Mobley of Bainbridge; and three grandchildren.
     Haisten-Woodlawn Funeral Homes was in charge of arrangements.

Caldwell, Ossie Christie
Jackson Progress Argus 04 July 1979
Caldwell Rites Held Monday
     Funeral services for Mrs. Ossie. Christie Caldwell, formerly of Griffin, were held Monday afternoon in Winter Haven, Fla. ,where she. had lived for the past six years.
     Mrs. Caldwell is survived by her husband, Willis G. Caldwell; three sisters, Mrs. Louise Greer, of Jackson, Mrs. Ruth Thrower of Jacksonville, Fla. and Mrs. Ida. Belle Lail of Hickory, N.C.; three daughters, Mrs. Glenda Smith of St. Petersburg, Mrs. Connie Tucker and Mrs. Kem Furr of Winter Haven, Fla.

Caldwell, Tennie Brownlee
Jackson Progress Argus 21 Jan 1982
     Funeral services for Mrs. Tennie Brownlee Caldwell, 69, of 531 Brookwood Terrace, Griffin, were held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home in Griffin. The Rev. Joe Parham officiated and interment was in the Oak Hill Mausoleum. Haisten Funeral Home of Griffin was in charge of arrangements.
     Mrs. Caldwell died Saturday morning at the Living Center in Griffin where she had been a patient since last April.
     A native of Butts County, she was a graduate of Butts County schools and Georgia State College for Women in Milledgeville. She taught school in Butts and Spalding Counties for 42 years before retiring several years ago. She was the widow of Abner H. Caldwell, who died in July, 1981.
     Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Jane Powell of Jackson and Mrs. Frank Freeman of Forsyth; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Rema Brownlee of Jackson; five nieces and nephews.

Caldwell, Walter Fred
Jackson Progress Argus 29 Feb 1970
Fiery Crash Takes Life Fred Caldwell
     A fiery crash of a tractor trailer truck on 1-75 near Calhoun early Tuesday morning
claimed the life of Walter Fred Caldwell, 59, of 630 Kay Street, Jackson, a veteran driver for Georgia, Highway Express.
     According to information received locally from a Calhoun mortuary, the accident occurred about 5:20 o'clock Tuesday morning when the tractor-trailer truck, loaded with hair spray and driven by Mr. Caldwell, was enroute to Chattanooga, having left the Atlanta terminal about 3:30 a. m.
     From evidence at the scene it is believed that another vehicle probably pulled into the path of Mr. Caldwell since skid marks of 50 to 75 feet delineated the path of the truck before it struck the bridge on New Town Road on I-75.
     According to a Calhoun funeral director, the truck burst into flames before those first on the scene could extricate Mr. Caldwell from the cab. Several explosions added impetus to the flames with the Gordon County Fire Department and the Calhoun Fire Department requiring several hours to extinguish the blaze. It was approximately 9 o'clock before the remains of Mr. Caldwell could be removed from the truck. Traffic was blocked on 1-75 for several hours due to the accident.
     Mr. Caldwell, one of the county's most widely known and popular residents, was born in Butts County, the son of Mr. Leonard Lacy Colwell and Mrs. Pearl Weaver Colwell. He had been employed about 10 years by the Georgia Highway Express and was a valued employee of that firm. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Jackson.
     Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon at three o'clock from the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with the Rev. Don Folsom, pastor, officiating. Interment was in Towaliga Baptist Church Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Caldwell is survived by his if Mrs Sara Carter Caldwell; one daughter, Mrs. M. H. (Lola) Bradshaw, Jr., Rome; one son, Dr. Leslie Caldwell, Montcello; three grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. T. J. Harper, Mrs. Jack Robertson, Mrs. Lawrence Coleman, all of Griffin; four brothers, J. Robert Colwell, Atlanta; E. Powell Colwell, Abner H. Caldwell, and C. Dwayne Colwell, all of Griffin; one sister-in-law, Mrs. L. P. Colwell, Griffin; several nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers were Charles Colwell Lamar Colwell, Harold Colwell, Wallace Colwell, Winston Coleman, and Kenneth Harper.

Caldwell, William Worthy
Jackson Progress-Argus, February 1, 1962
Wm. W. Caldwell Died Saturday at Zebulon Home
     Funeral services for Mr. William Worthy Caldwell, 76, brother of Mr. Jim Caldwell of Jackson, who died unexpectedly Saturday morning at his home near Zebulon, were held Sunday afternoon from the New Hope Baptist Church. Rev. Earl Howard, the Rev. Johnny Shelly, and the Rev. Z. I. Perdue officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery with Haisten Brothers Funeral Directors in charge of arrangements.
     A retired, farmer, Mr. Caldwell was a lifelong resident of the New Hope community and was a member of the New Hope Baptist Church.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Pearl Hawkins Caldwell; one son, Bobby Caldwell; three brothers, Emmett Caldwell and Henry Caldwell, both of Zebulon; and Jim Caldwell of Jackson; two sisters, Mrs. E. F. McKinley, Zebulon, and Mrs. Frank Bogle, Atlanta.

Calhoun, Roland Cornelius
Jackson Progress Argus 04 Dec 1991
     Mr. Roland Cornelius Calhoun, 61, of Brownlee Road in Jackson died Tuesday, Nov. 26 at Sylvan Grove Hospital in Jackson.
     The funeral was held Saturday, Nov. 30, at St. James Baptist Church, with the Rev. R. L. Henderson officiating. Burial was in Jackson City Cemetery.
     Mr. Calhoun was born in Monroe County, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Calhoun.
     He was a member of St. James Baptist Church.
     Survivors include his wife, Clima Penn Calhoun; sons, Tom Calhoun of Atlanta and Ed Calhoun of Jackson; daughter, Lizzie Armstrong of , Atlanta; Bonita Calhoun; Marie Evan, Linda Trurman, Thedut Penn, and Sandra Penn; sister, Liarie Stanimack; five sisters-in-law, four bothers-in-law, and several nieces and nephews.
     Trimier Funeral Home in Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Calhoun, Sara Frances Maddox
  Jackson Progress-Argus, November 17, 1949.
Mrs. W. L. Calhoun Called by Death.
     Mrs. Sara Frances Maddox Calhoun, 37, died at her home in Jenkinsburg at 8:30 a.m. Friday. Death resulted after an illness of several months.
     Funeral services were held a the Jenkinsburg Methodist church Sunday at 2 p.m. and Rev. W. C. Bowen officiated. the pallbearers were Robert Fletcher, Willis Thurman, Teddy Saffold, Crawford W. Brown, R. A. Upchurch, L. L. Jones.

Calkins, James E., Mrs. (nee Yerger)
Jackson Progress Argus 25 Sep 1928
Mrs. J. E. Calkins Buried Wednesday At Barnesville
     Graveside services for Mrs. James E. Calkins were held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Greenwood Cemetery in Barnesville with the Rev. Jack Mummert, pastor of the Barnesville Presbyterian Church, officiating.
     Mrs. Calkins, who maintained a home at Indian Springs and was a former member of the Jackson Presbyterian Church, died Friday at her Coral Gables, Fla. home.
     She was a native of Murfreesboro, Tenn., the daughter of the late Dr. Henry S. Yerger and Mrs. Lucy Black Yerger. She was a member of the Coral Gables. Presbyterian Church.
     Survivors include her husband and one sister, Mrs. Kathleen Stephens of Atlanta.

Callaway, Fannie Pope
Jackson Progress Argus 30 Jun 1982
     Mrs. Fannie Pope Callaway, 77, 223 Brookwood Ave., Jackson, died unexpectedly Friday morning at her residence after suffering an apparent heart seizure.
     Mrs. Callaway was born April 15, 1905, in Butts County, the daughter of the late Butts County Sheriff Walter D. Pope, Sr. and the late Rebecca Knowles Pope of Butts County. She was a retired nurse and was a member of the Jackson First Baptist Church, the Sylvan Grove Hospital Ladies Auxiliary, and the Butts County Chapter of the DAR.
     Survivors include three grandsons, William Callaway, Warren Callaway, and Robert Callaway all of Atlanta; a granddaughter, Carolyn Griner of Colorado Springs, Colo.; three brothers, Harris M. Pope, of Thomasville, Sam Foster Pope of Atlanta, and W. D. Pope of Jackson; a sister, Mrs. Rebecca Eslinger of Elkhart, Ind.
     Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home with Rev. Bill O'Conner officiating. Burial was in the Jackson city cemetery.
     Pallbearers were Barney Wilder, Dr. Jack Newman, Dr. Danny Hoard, Lonnie B. Rawls, Rev. Preston Bridges, and Pliny Weaver.
     
Callier, James Rodrick
Jackson Progress Argus July 7, 1955
Ft. Valley Man Dies at Home of Flovilla Sister
     James Rodrick Callier, 52, of Ft. Valley, died early Friday morning at the home of his sister, Mrs. A. H. King of Flovilla, as the result of a heart attack.
     Mr. Callier, a retired railroad worker, had been visiting his sister for only a few days prior to his death.
     Graveside services were held Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Oakland Cemetery in Ft. Valley with Dr. Aquilla Chamlee officiating. Mr. Callier was a member of the Ft. Valley Baptist Church.
     Survivors include four sisters, A. H. King, Flovilla; Mrs. Kate Edwards, Macon; Mrs. Virginia. Jones, Columbus; Mrs. Frances Greek, Macon; one brother, E. B. Callier of Macon and several nieces and nephews.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Callaway, George
Jackson Progress Argus 14 Apr 1977
Jackson Lake Claims Life Of Riverdale Man
     A Riverdale, Georgia man, George Callaway of 370 Valiant Street, drowned in Jackson Lake Sunday afternoon according to Butts County Sheriff Billy Leverette.
     Leverette said the drowning took place near Kersey's Boat Dock about 2:00 p.m. Sunday when Callaway and a companion were boating and reportedly decided to go for a swim after stopping to talk with someone in another boat. Leverette said he was told Callaway could not swim.
     Leverette said dragging operations began immediately by the State Game and Fish Department, the Butts County Civil Defense, the Department of Corrections and the Butts County Sheriff's Department. He estimated the water in the area is about 40 feet deep.
     The body was recovered about 10:00 Monday morning and was taken to Donahue Funeral Home in Hapeville. Leverette said an inquest will be held at a later date.
     
Calvert, Ida Mrs.
Middle Georgia Argus September 23, 1884
Death.
     A shadow of gloom was again thrown over our pleasant young city on Sunday morning at the announcement of the death of Mrs. Ida Calvert, wife of Mr. R. H. Calvert the well known artistic painter of Jackson.
     This is another sad death to think upon: A young woman just entered upon the stage of usefulness, a young wife, who had just crossed the threshold of motherhood, a devoted companion, whom it seemed was destined to make her husband happy, to be taken away in her youth appears hard indeed. In thinking on this line we are made to exclaim: Oh God, is this thy work? At the time of her death, Mrs. Calvert was in her 19th year, and had been married only about eleven months. Before her marriage she was a Miss Points of Jasper county. She had no immediate relatives, her mother having died at her birth and her father some eighteen months ago. She leaves a husband and a sweet little babe, only two days old and a large circle of friends to mourn her untimely death.
Calvert, Ida
  Middle Georgia Argus May 5, 1885
     Died in Jackson, Ga., April 7th, little Ida, infant of Mr. R. H. Calvert. God in his good and all wise providence saw fit to remove from our midst the sweet little babe that had for such a short while been placed in our care. While heart's are made inexpressibly and we mourn the departure of the household treasure. We are made to exclaim: that God's Will must be done, and that He has said: Suffer little children to come unto me. He wanted a bright star, and gem, and seeking earth's fairest flowers, took our darling little Ida, ere the precious land of promise, did bloom, knowing it was too pure for earth. He transplanted the lovely little flower in the garden of the Lord where it could far more perfectly bloom and spread its sweetness in a Heavenly clime.
Oh! Gem of the garden disclose
Thy mission and ministry here,
So brief was thy blooming sweet rose
So fair did thy promise appear.
An angel in the book of life
Wrote down in infant's birth
Then added ere he closed the page,
Too beautiful for earth.
And when the reaper, death passed by,
He read the words and smiled,
Then folded in his icy arms
The lovely little child.
The mother smiled; and angels sang
In soft and sweet accord,
And welcomed the transported flower,
In the garden of the Lord.
The father wept; He will not weep
When all his days are run
And at the gates of paradise,
He meets his little one.
The loved and cherished dreams of earth,
That God's dear hand hath broken in gentle love,
Because we thought them of too great a worth,
He'll give back in beauty new alone.
Dead hopes will come to life again
And all that's lost on earth, in heaven be found,
Your faded flower, beneath God's vernal rain;
Shall bloom afresh in Eden's holy ground.
An infant soul all pure and white
From every earth spot free;
A babe to bless her father's sigh
Through all eternity.
E. L.

Calvert, R. H. Mrs.
  The Jackson Progress-Argus February 27, 1925
Mrs. R. H. Calvert Passes In Atlanta.
     The Butts county friends of Mrs. R. H. Calvert were sorry to learn of her death, which occurred Wednesday at her home in Atlanta. Mrs. Calvert, who was a Miss Logue of Butts county, formerly resided here, moving to Atlanta several years ago.
     She is survived by her husband, three daughters and one son. Mr. Robert Logue, of Indian Springs is a brother.
     Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon, with interment in West View cemetery.

Campbell Ann
  The Jackson Progress-Argus March 6, 1925
     The passing away of Aunt Ann on Saturday night was a notable event, for Ann Campbell, known as "Aunt Ann," is well known as any person at Indian Springs. She was a slave in the Varner family, belonging to Miss Joe Varner's family; and was always loyal to her white folks. She was almost 88 years old. White and colored people did her honor in her last illness and death.

Campbell, Ashley M.
Jackson Progress-Argus, December 2, 1948.
Ashley Campbell Died November 22.
     Friends and relatives here of Mr. and Mrs. Ashley M. Campbell of Madison regret to learn of the death of Mr. Campbell which occurred November 22 at his home in Morgan county.
     Funeral services were held November 23 at 11 a.m. at Hemperly's Chapel in Madison. Rev. Haywood Thompson, pastor of Pleasant Grove Methodist church of which Mr. Campbell was a member, assisted by Rev. D. P. Johnston, pastor of the First Methodist church in Madison, officiated. Burial was in the Monticello cemetery.
     Mr. Campbell, who was born March 7, 1871, in Monticello, formerly resided in Butts county but had lived recently in Morgan county.
     He is survived by his wife, the former Miss Sadie Alma Browning; four children, Mrs. W. H. Stanford, Dunwoody; Mrs. T. J. Dial, Atlanta; Charlie Campbell, Godfrey; Ashley Campbell, Madison, and six grandchildren.

Campbell, Borden B.
Jackson Progress Argus 20 Jun 1990
     Borden B. Campbell, 84, of 1354 Baxter Road, Brefmen, died Monday at his residence.
     He was born in Cleburne County, Alabama on June 6, 1906. He was the Butts County Agriculture Agent for 30 years before moving to Bremen several years ago. He was a member of the. First Baptist Church in Bremen.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Bonnie McPherson Campbell of Bremen; sons, Borden and Charles Campbell both of Atlanta and Kenneth Campbell Sr. of Ft. Walton Beach, FL; and three grandchildren.
     Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Hightower Funeral Home in Bremen. Rev. Gary Gates will officiate with interment in the Bremen City Cemetery.
     In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the First Baptist Church in Bremen in memory of Mr. Campbell.
     The Hightower Funeral Home in Bremen is in charge of arrangements.

Campbell, Dick
  The Middle Georgia Argus May 5, 1881
Murder.
Covington, April 28.
     Last night about 10 o'clock a difficulty occurred in Mr. J. G. Harper's bar-room, which resulted in the instant death of Dick Campbell of Jasper County, by Mr. Henry J. Horton, of Covington. It seems that Campbell and two other men from Jasper county were in Harper's saloon, when Mr. Horton entered. A friendly conversation was indulged in, and Mr. Horton treated to _____. Afterwards Dick Campbell treated. By some means a difficulty arose between the parties but in what way and about what I am totally unable to learn, when Campbell sized Horton, and held him while one of the other men struck him several severe blows over the head with a carpenter's mallet, inflicting severe wounds and drawing the blood copiously. Horton, stunned by the blows, remonstrated with Campbell for having held him while the others beat him. Campbell retorted sharply, threatening to cut his throat, or cut his heart out. At the same time he advanced toward Horton with his right hand in his sack coat pocket, with the coat pushed considerably to the front. This position of his hand, and his action, caused those present to scatter, under the belief that he had a pistol and would shoot through the pocket. Here the testimony seems to close, except that the parties outside heard them scuffling. Going back into the room, the witnesses say Campbell and Horton had clinched and partly fallen to the flour, but seemed to be struggling or grappling with each other. When they rose, Horton stepped to one side and Campbell partly raised to an upright position staggered toward the door, which is closed by a swinging blind, when he fell through it, and down upon the floor in the other room, where he expired in a few minutes. He was found to be cut in several places about the body, but the wounds which produced death were inflicted upon the right side of the throat, each of which cut the jugular vein, and either wound would have caused his death. Campbell was about 35 years old and leaves a wife and five children. He was considered a very desperate and dangerous man, while Mr. Horton is one of the most peaceable and quiet young men in our city. No inquest was held over the body of Campbell. Horton was surrendered to the sheriff last night, but was not retained of his liberty. Today he had a preliminary trial, before Justices Woodson and Harris, the warrant was dismissed, and he was released. His acquittal is universality approved by our entire community. The two men who were with Campbell are now on trial. Both of them were slightly cut.

Campbell, Lela
Jackson Progress-Argus, July 30, 1953
Mrs. Lela Campbell Dies in Alabama
     Friends of Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Campbell and family regret to know of the death of Mr. Campbell's mother, Mrs. Lela Campbell, 83, which occurred at 1:30 a.m. Friday, July 24. Death resulted after two years of invalidism and a critical illness of two weeks.
     Mrs. Campbell, who resided at Heflin, Ala., was a member of the Methodist Church and was one of the beloved women of that section.
     Funeral services, attended by Mr. and Mrs. Campbell, were held Sunday at 2:30 with the Baptist and Methodist ministers of Heflin officiating. Burial was in the family lot near Heflin.
     Twice married, Mrs. Campbell is survived by the following sons and daughters, Vernon Webb, Nashville, Tenn.; Varon Webb, Texas, and Miss Varnia Webb of Helflin, Ala,; Mrs. Bella Bridges of Alabama; Hugh and Alton Campbell of Heflin; B. B. Campbell of Jackson and Knox Campbell of Andalusia, Ala. She is also survived by several grandchildren and great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

Campbell, Mary Kate
Jackson Progress Argus 20 Jun 1990
     Mary Kate Campbell of 355 North Avenue, Atlanta, died June 12, at Grady Memorial Hospital.
     Survivors include a brother and sister-in-law, John and Constance Roan; and two nephews Darrell and Mark Vaughn all of Atlanta.
     Funeral services were Saturday, June 16, at Lynwood Park United Church of God with the Bishop Marshall Carter officiating. Burial was in the Washington Memorial Cemetery.
     Trimier Jackson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements
                         
Campbell, Nancy Hardeman Weaver
  Middle Georgia Argus November 17, 1891
A Good Old Lady Dead
     Mrs. Nanny Campbell, a lady in her eighty-third year, died at the home of her son-in-law Mr. Leroy McMichael, on Thursday morning after an illness of only one day. She was well known to many of our readers and leaves a number of children and grandchildren to mourn her departure. Her remains were laid away in Towaliga cemetery on Friday after a funeral by Rev. J. T. Kimbell. Truly a "mother in Israel" has passed away.

Campbell, Nora Langston
Jackson Progress Argus 11 Feb 1971
Mrs. Campbell Buried At East Juliette
     Funeral services for Mrs. Nora Langston Campbell, 87, who died in a Jones County hospital Sunday after a long illness, were held at 3:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon in the East Juliette Baptist Church with burial in the East Juliette Cemetery.
     Mrs. Campbell was a native of Jasper County but had lived most of her life in East Juliette and was a member of the East Juliette Baptist Church.
     Survivors include two daughters Mrs. Robert Marsh of East Juliette and Mrs. E. F. Jenkins of Flovilla; two sons, Q. W. Campbell of East Juliette and W. T. Campbell of Forsyth; 21 grandchildren and 38 great grandchildren.
Campbell, Paul Eugene
Jackson Progress Argus 26 Oct 1967
Covington Man Found Dead In Car Wednesday
     The body of a Covington man, identified by Butts County Sheriff J. D. (Bud) Pope as Paul Eugene Campbell, 55, was found in his locked car behind Friendship Church on Route 16 East between 7:30 and .8 o'clock Wednesday night, October 18th. The car and the body were discovered by Rev. John L. Freeman, who summoned officers.
     Sheriff Pope said that Mr. Campbell, employed by the Newton County Board of Education, had been missing about six weeks. The Butts County Sheriff stated that when law officers reached the scene the car was found to be locked with the body of Mr. Campbell inside with a flexible hose running from the exhaust to the inside of the vehicle with a towel used to chink the window. A local physician estimated that the victim had been dead approximately five hours before his body was discovered. Sheriff Pope said that papers on the body identified him as the missing Covington man.

Campbell, R. D.
Jackson Progress Argus 27 Apr 1971
R. D. Campbell Buried Monday In Monticello
     Funeral services for Mr. R. D. Campbell, 68, of Monticello who died in the Jasper Memorial Hospital Sunday after a short illness, were conducted Monday afternoon at four o'clock from the Monticello Baptist Church. Burial was in West View Cemetery with Jordan Funeral Home of Monticello in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Campbell was a native of Jasper County and a member of the Monticello Baptist Church.
     Survivors include his widow Mrs. Florence McDonald Campbell of Monticello; a daughter.

Campbell, Robert W.
Jackson Progress Argus 1 Dec 1933
Senator Campbell Dies at Home in Covington
     Covington, Ga. State Senator Robert W. Campbell, widely known lawyer and for many years prominent in the affairs of Newton county, died Saturday night after a long illness.
     At the time of his death Senator Campbell represented the 34th district in the state senate. He was serving his second term on the senate and previously had served four years in the state house of representatives.
     He is survived by his widow; three daughters, Miss Hester Campbell, of Covington; Miss Sarah Campbell, of Akron, Ohio, and Mrs. J. L. Smith, of Charlotte, N. C., and one son, R. B. Campbell, of Covington.

Campbell, William Edward
Jackson Progress Argus 09 May 1974
Mr. Campbell, Passes In Atlanta
     Mr. William Edward Campbell, 58, of 1104 Oak Knoll Terrace, S. E. died Tuesday, April 30th
     Mr. Campbell was employed by White Truck Line Inc. and was a veteran of World War II.
     Funeral services were conducted at 2:30 o'clock at the Way of the Cross Baptist Church in Conley with Rev. Grady Sanford, Rev. Worth Huckaby and Rev. Paul Parker officiating. Interment was in Forest Hills Cemetery with A. C. Hemperly & Sons in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Campbell is survived by his wife Ethel Katherine Campbell; sons, James E. Campbell, Ellenwood; Ralph E. Campbell, Jackson; Wilbur L. Couch and Bobby C. Couch both of College Park; William D. Couch, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; a sister, Kate Sego of HapevillIe; and a brother, Grady Campbell of Conley.
     
Canada, Loren B.
Jackson Progress Argus 17 Mar 1993
     Loren B. Canada, 59, of Brandon, Miss.; died Sun., March 7, from a single engine airplane crash in Butts County.
     Funeral services and interment were held Thurs., March 11, in Jackson, Miss.
     Mr. Canada was a native of Cincinatti, Ohio and was a former resident of Macon. He was an assistant area director for OSHA. Mr. Canada was a graduate of Miami University of Ohio and was a member of the Aircraft Owners/Pilots Association. He was a member of the St. Marks United Methodist Church in Jackson, Miss.
     Survivors include sons Bruce Canada of Atlanta and Doug and Scott Canada, both of Brandon; mother Florence Canada of Cincinnatti; brothers Herb Canada of Austin, Tex. and Terry Canada of Cincinatti; sisters Audrey Sarsfield of Inglewood, Fla., Marilyn Fogelman and Debbie Norris, both of Cincinatti; and one grandchild.
     Haisten Funeral Home in Jackson was in charge of local arrangements.

Canada, Marjorie Ann Fenner
Jackson Progress Argus 17 Mar 1993
     Marjorie Ann Fenner Canada, 57, of Brandon, Miss., died Sun., March 7, from a single engine airplane crash in Butts County.
     Funeral services and interment were held Thurs., March 11, in Jackson, Miss.
     Mrs. Canada was a native of Hillsboro, Ohio and was a former resident of Macon. She graduated from Miami University of Ohio with a minor in music.
     She was a real estate agent in Brandon and was a member of the St. Marks United Methodist Church in Jackson, Miss.
     Survivors include sons Bruce Canada of Atlanta and Doug and Scott Canada, both of Brandon; father Walter Fenner of Jackson; brother Raymond Fenner of Jackson; and one grandchild.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of local arrangements.

Candillo, Soledad
  Butts County Progress November 21, 1913
Mexican Nurse Died in Atlanta Sanitarium
     Signorita Soledad Candillo, a Mexican woman who accompanied Mr. Oscar Bryans home as a nurse for his three year old daughter, Margureito, several weeks ago, died in St. Joseph's infirmary in Atlanta Sunday, of chronic intestinal nephritis. She had been ill for some time and two or three weeks ago was sent to an Atlanta hospital for treatment.
     On account of the troublous times in Mexico it was impossible to get in communication with her people, and accordingly the remains were taken to Indian Springs Monday morning where interment was held. Little Miss Bryans was very much attached to her Mexican nurse and her death was greatly regretted by the members of the family.

Cannon, Chester R., Dr.
Jackson Progress-Argus, August 11, 1949.
Dr. C. R. Cannon, Former Druggist, Dies in Conyers.
     Dr. Chester R. Cannon, 53, who established the Jackson Drug Company several years ago, later selling the business to Dr. W. G. Smith, died Monday at his home in Conyers. He was a former representative from Rockdale county and was active in the business, social and religious life of his city.
     Funeral services were held Wednesday at 3:30 at the Conyers Presbyterian church.
     Survivors include his wife and two sisters, Mrs. Bell C. Norton of Atlanta and Mrs. A. H. Corley of North Augusta, and several nieces and nephews.

Cannon, D. B., Mrs.
Jackson Progress Argus 12 May 1955
Mother Mrs. James Moore Dies in Mississippi Home
     Friends of Mrs. James Moore and family sympathize with them in the death of Mrs. Moore's mother, Mrs. D. B. Cannon, which occurred Tuesday at Chunky, Miss.
     Mrs. Cannon suffered a stroke on Friday and death followed on Tuesday in a local hospital.
     Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon.

Cannon, Sofa Fretwell Mrs.
  The Jackson Argus January 24, 1902
     Mrs. Sofa Fretwell Cannon, of Abbeville, S. C., died at her home in that city last week, and was brought here last Saturday for burial. Mrs. Cannon was well-known and has many friends who will regret to learn of her death. The funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Harper, who preached from Rev xxi.4. The remains were interred in the Beulah family burial ground, near Beulah church. The Argus extends sympathy to the bereaved ones.

Cantillon, Gary
Jackson Progress Argus Mar 1978
Monday Rites Were Held For Gary Cantillon
     Gary Cantillon, 34, of Route 2, Stark Community, died early Sunday morning at the Sylvan Grove Hospital shortly after being admitted.
     Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, March 21st,1943, he was son of Mt. Kenneth Cantillon of Tampa, Florida and the late Mrs. Roberta Thomas Cantillon. He was a member of the Lutheran Church and was employed by the Chrysler Corporation,
Mr. Cantillon is survived by his wife, Mrs. Joann Russell Cantillon; one daughter, Tammy Cantillon; one son, Jeff Cantillon, all of Jackson; father, Kenneth Cantillon of Tampa, Fla. a brother, Don Cantillon of Connecticut; five sisters, Miss Helen Cantillon of Jackson, Mrs. Roberta Haebler of Blairstown, N.J., Mrs. Cathy Dix of Tampa, Fla., Mrs. Wendy Arena of Monticello, and Mrs. Patty Montgomery of Lakeland, Fla.; several nieces and nephews.
     Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at three o'clock from the chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home with Rev. Chuck McCrackin officiating. Interment was in the Jackson City Cemetery.
     Pallbearers were Delbert Russell, Joseph Arena, Delbert Wimberly, Griff Calhoun, Paul. Haebler and Jerry Montgomery.

Cantrell, Kate Peavy
  Butts County Progress April 7, 1911
Mrs. Kate Cantrell Buried Here Monday
     Mrs. Kate P. Cantrell, aged 40 years, a former resident of Jackson, died at the residence of her sister-in-law, Mrs. W. E. Cantrell, in Atlanta Sunday morning. She had been ill for some time and death was not unexpected. Tuberculosis was the immediate cause of her death.
     Two daughters, Misses Marguerite and Dorothy Cantrell and one son, Mr. William Cantrell survive her. Mrs. J. R. Lyons, of Jackson, is a sister of Mrs. Cantrell, who before marriage was a Miss Peavy.
     The body was brought to Jackson Monday morning and following short funeral services by Rev. R. C. Cleckler the interment took place in the City Cemetery.
     Mrs. Cantrell is pleasantly remembered here and news of her death causes genuine regret among a large circle of friends.
     Mr. Jim Cantrell and Mrs. W. E. Cantrell, of Atlanta, were down Monday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Kate Peavy Cantrell.

Cantrell, Tassie Pittman
Jackson Progress Argus 02 Jul 1942
Mrs. T. P. Cantrell Died Wednesday At Home of Nephew
     Butts county relatives and friends were sorry to learn of the death of Mrs. Tassie P. Cantrell which occurred early Wednesday at the home of her nephew, Joe Taylor Pittman, in Buford, Ga. She had been in feeble health for several months, having suffered a stroke last fall and never completely recovered.
     Mrs. Cantrell, 78 years of age, was born in Butts county and reared in the Pittmans Ferry section. She was the former Miss Tassie Pittman, member of old and prominent
Butts county families. She moved to. Atlanta years ago and was the widow of W. E. Cantrell. She held membership in the Brookhaven Baptist church.
     Surviving is one brother, J. C. Pittman, of Leesburg, Fla. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews including Miss Nettie Rae Pittman of Jackson. A sister, Mrs. Z. T. Buttrill, and two brothers, J. A. and C. A. Pittman, preceded her in death.
     Funeral services were held at the Brookhaven Baptist church Thursday morning at 10 o'clock and the Rev; J. E. Cobb officiated.
     The body was brought to Jackson for burial in the family lot in the Jackson cemetery. Pallbearers were J. S. Ball, L. M. Spencer, A. W. Newton, A . C. Finley J. W. O'Neal and P. H. Weaver. Thornton Funeral Homes had charge of arrangements.

Cantrell, Thomas Edward (Ed)
Jackson Progress Argus 13 Aug 1964
Heart Attack Aug. 5 Claims T. E. Cantrell
     Mr. Thomas Edward (Ed) Cantrell, 42, of 950 Nelson Street, Jackson, died suddenly Wednesday afternoon, August 5, in McDonough.
     Mr. Cantrell was at work when he became ill and was carried by fellow employees to a doctor's office where he died about 4:30. He was employed as a switchman in the Jackson area for the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company, having been associated with the company for 19 years.
     Born in Troup County, the son of the late Thomas Edward Cantrell and Mrs. Belle S. Cantrell Vinson of Griffin, who survives, he lived in Griffin for a number of years before coming to Jackson 18 years ago. He was a veteran of World War Two, serving in the United States Army for five years. During the war he served overseas in the European, African and Middle Eastern Theatres with Company F, 353rd Infantry.
     Funeral services were conducted Friday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock from the Pepperton Baptist Church with the Rev. James Burleson officiating. Interment was in the Pepperton Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Cantrell is survived by his wife, Mrs. Malva Wise Cantrell, four daughters, Rose Marie, Sally, Cindy and Melly Cantrell, all of Jackson; his mother, Mrs. Belle Vinson of Griffin; brother, Roy C. Cantrell of Griffin; and a sister, Mrs. David Gunther of Madison, Fla.
     Pallbearers were Don Knapp, Richard Craig, Bobby Craig, Julius Batchelor, Ed Daniel and Harry Grimes.
     Officials and fellow coworkers of Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company served as honorary escort.

Cantrell, W. E.
  Jackson Progress November 11, 1921
Mr. W. E. Cantrell Died In Atlanta Sunday Night.
     Mr. W. E. Cantrell, well known in Atlanta, died Sunday evening at the residence on the Decatur road. He is survived by his wife; one daughter, Mrs. D. S. Jones, of Macon, Ga.; two brothers, J. E. and Dr. O. H. Cantrell, of Albany, Ga., and one sister, Mrs. C. B. Vickers, of Fairburn, Ga.
     Mr. Cantrell, who was sixty-eight years of age, had a host of friends who deeply regret his death.
Atlanta Journal.

Capel, Laurette Smith
Jackson Progress Argus 07 Mar 1984
     Mrs. Laurette Smith Capel of Atlanta died Thursday morning at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta.
     Mrs. Capel was born in Butts County in the community of Cork, in 1885. She moved to Molena in 1919 and lived there until 1961 when she moved to Atlanta.
     Services were held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Molena Baptist Church with burial in the Molena cemetery.
     Pasley-Fletcher Funeral Home of Thomaston was in charge of arrangements.

Caple, J. W.
Jackson Progress-Argus Oct 10, 1940
Mr. J. W. Caple Dies at His Home at Molena, GA.
     The death of Mr. J. W. Caple, farmer, banker and retired R.F.D. carrier, occurred at his home at Molena Wednesday, according to news received here by relatives. He married Miss Laurette Smith, daughter of the last Mr. R. Van Smith of Cork, and was well known in Butts county.
 
Capella, Edna Reynolds Smith
Jackson Progress Argus 30 Jan 1991
     Mrs. Edna Reynolds Smith Capella, 64, of Carrollton died Wednesday, January 30 at theTanner Memorial Hospital in Carrollton.
     Funeral services were held Sunday, February 3 in the chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home. Rev. Gary Jakes officiated with interment in the Sandy Creek Cemetery. Mrs. Capella, a former resident of Jackson and Butts County, was born in Fulton Co.
     She was the daughter of the late Edgar Dewey Reynolds and the late Annie Clara Riddings Reynolds. Mrs. Capella was a Baptist and was retired from First Federal Savings and Loan Association in Atlanta.
     Mrs. Capella is survived by daughters, Ann Hicken of Carrollton and Dot Waldrop of Jackson; son, Marine Chief Warrant Officer W. G. Anderson, stationed in the Persian Gulf; sister, Martha Johnson of High Falls; 11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
     Sherrell Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of funeral arrangements.

Capps, Bay Anna Turner
Jackson Progress-Argus 5 Mar 1937
Sudden Was Death Of Mrs. W. F. Capps
     Mrs. W. F. Capps, 61 years of age, esteemed resident of Jenkinsburg, passed away at her home at 6 o'clock Monday morning. She was ill only a few days and suffered from a complication of diseases. The unexpected passing of this prominent resident came as a shock to the family and friends.
     Mrs. Capps was born and reared in Henry county but had been a resident of Jenkinsburg for the past several years. As a member of the Methodist church she showed interest in religious activities and was highly esteemed by a wide circle of friends.
     She is survived by her husband and three daughters, Mrs. A. J. McKibben, of Locust Grove; Mrs. A. J. Bowden, of McDonough; Mrs. A. B. Farrar, of Jenkinsburg; a son, Mr. H. C. Capps, of Jenkinsburg; three brothers, O. E. Turner, of Flippen; W. H. Turner, of College Park; Jack Turner, of Milledgeville; two sisters, Mrs. Fannie Jones, of McDonough, and Mrs. I. B. Edalgo, of Atlanta.
     Funeral services were held at the Jenkinsburg Methodist church Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock, with Rev. R. C. Owen, former pastor at Jenkinsburg but now of Roopville, officiating. Interment was in the churchyard with S. H. Thornton in charge of arrangements.

Capps, Howard L.
Jackson Progress Argus 04 Mar 1992
     Mr. Howard L. Capps, 94, who formerly resided on Walker Street in Jackson, died Sunday at Hilltop Nursing Home where he had resided for the past 10 years.
     Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 5, at Jackson City Cemetery, with the Rev. Jim Cantrell officiating.
     Mr. Capps was born in Butts County, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Walter Capps. He was of the Methodist faith.
     The Butts County native was retired from Standard Oil.
     Survivors include his wife, Catherine Tingle Capps of Nokomis, Fla.; son, Howard Capps Jr. of Nokomis; three grandchildren and five great grandchildren; sister, Nellie Rogers of Jenkinsburg; half sister, Lorine Nutt of Eatonton; niece, Catherine Stodghill of Jackson.
     Sherrell Funeral Home in Jackson was in charge of arrangements

Capps, Infant
  The Jackson Progress-Argus November 4, 1927
Death Of An Infant.
     Friends of Mr. and H. L. Capps, of Atlanta, sympathize with them in the death of their infant son, which occurred Sunday at their home in Atlanta. The remains were interred in the Jackson cemetery.

Capps. James Walter
Jackson Progress-Argus, September 13, 1962
James W. Capps, Retired Farmer, Died on Tuesday
     Funeral services for Mr. James Walter Capps, 86, widely known retired farmer of the Jenkinsburg community, who died at his home Tuesday afternoon following a long period of declining health, will be held Thursday morning, September 13th, at 11 o'clock fro the County Line Baptist Church with the Rev. C. G. Johnston, pastor, officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Capps, one of the county's elder citizens, was born in Henry County, son of William Thomas Capps and Mrs. Rebecca Elizabeth Bishop Capps. He was a member of the County Line Baptist Church. His wife preceded him in death on December 31st, 1961.
     Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. G. L. Cook, Atlanta; Mrs. J. C. Burford, Jenkinsburg; one son, H. L. Capps, Atlanta; one sister, Mrs. Hattie Moore of Griffin; one brother, Roy Capps, Locust Grove; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
     Deacons of County Line Baptist Church will serve as pallbearers.

Capps, Katherine Tingle
Jackson Progress Argus 25 Jan 1995
     Mrs. Katherine Tingle Capps, 91, died Tuesday morning, January 17, in Englewood, Fla.
     Services were conducted Saturday, January 21 from the Sherrell Memorial Chapel. Rev. Jim Cantrell officiated with interment in the Jackson City Cemetery.
     Mrs. Capps was born June 29, 1903, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Tingle. A former resident of Walker Street, she was the widow of the late Howard Capps. She was also a Methodist.
     Survivors include son, Howard Capps Jr. of Nokomas, Fla.; three grandchildren; five great grandchildren; sister, Mrs. Lorine Nutt of Eatonton; niece, Mrs. Katherine Stodghill of Jackson.
     The Sherrell, Wilson, Mangham Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
     
Capps, Nora Skinner
Jackson Progress-Argus, January 4, 1962.
Mrs. J. W. Capps Buried Monday at County Line Rites.
     Mrs. James Walter Capps, 84, of Jenkinsburg, died at a private hospital December 31st following a long period of declining health.
     The former Miss Nora Skinner, she was the daughter of the late Jim Skinner and Mrs. Ann LeGuinn Skinner. She had resided in Jenkinsburg for a number of years.
     Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the County Line Baptist Church with the Rev. Clyde Johnston, pastor, officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery.
     Pallbearers were B. O. Cleveland, Eugene Wells, Palmer Sims, Charlie Sims, C. V. Walker and Elwood McClendon.
     Survivors include her husband, James Walter Capps; two daughters, Mrs. G. L. Cook, Atlanta, and Mrs. J. C. Burford, Jenkinsburg; one son, H. L. Capps, Atlanta; a sister, Mrs. Lemma Riley, High Point, N. C.; a brother, L. G. Skinner, Miami, Fla; eight grandchildren; six great grandchildren.

Capps, Tom
  Butts County Progress February 27, 1914
     Mr. Tom Capps after a short illness died at the hospital in Atlanta Tuesday. He was buried at County Line church Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. His many friends express their deepest sympathy to the entire family in the hours of their bereavement.

Capps, Trevie Grace
  The Jackson Progress-Argus October 18, 1918
Little Trevie Capps Died Sunday at Jenkinsburg
     The death of little Trevie Capps, the eleven year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Capps, of Jenkinsburg, occurred Sunday morning at nine o'clock at the home of her parents. She had been ill for a few weeks of influenza which malady caused her death. The funeral were conducted at County Line church on Monday afternoon at two o'clock By Rev. I. G. Walker, of Locust Grove. She is survived by her parents, two little sisters and a brother. The family have the sympathy of the entire community in their bereavement.

Capps, Walter F.
Jackson Progress Argus 26 Aug 1937
Mr. Walter Capps Claimed By Death
     The death of Mr. Walter F. Capps, 60 years of age, well-known resident of the Jenkinsburg community, occurred at his home Monday afternoon at 2:30. He had been in feeble health for the past several months and friends had lost hope for his recovery.
     Born in Henry county, he was a son of J. W. Capps and Eliza Thurston Capps, prominent residents of this section. For the past several years Mr. Capps had made his home in Butts county and was esteemed for his qualities of character. He was a member of the Jenkinsburg Methodist church and took an active interest in religious and business affairs.
     Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. A. J. McKibben, of Locust Grove; Mrs. A. J. Bowden, of McDonough; Mrs. A. B. Farrar, of Jenkinsburg, and a son, H. C. Capps, of Jenkinsburg; two brothers, George and Green Capps and three sisters, Mrs. Fannie Bledsoe, Mrs. Emma Rivers and Mrs. Susie Hicks, all of Henry county.
     Funeral services were held from the home Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock and Rev. R. C. Owen, a former pastor, and Rev. A. D. Whittemore, pastor of the Jenkinsburg Methodist church, officiated. Interment was in the church cemetery.

Carbray, George
Jackson Progress-Argus 18 Sep 1941
George Carbray, Chicago Citizen, Victim of Crash
Car Leaves Highway and Turned Over North of Jackson Monday. Mrs. Lomax Receives Injuries.
     George Carbray, 67, resident of Chicago, received fatal injuries when the car in which he was traveling to Florida left the highway and struck a telephone pole two miles north of Jackson at 1 p. m. Monday.
     Suffering a broken leg and internal injuries, he was removed to Government Hospital No. 48 where he died Monday night.
     Mrs. Mary Lomax, sister of Carbray, was cut about the face and body, and J. H. Marcoux, a nephew, escaped injury.
     Mrs. Lomax was given treatment in Jackson. She suffered from shock.
     Mr. Carbray was said to have been a veteran of the Spanish-American War. His body was prepared for burial in Atlanta and will be shipped to Chicago for funeral and internment.
     Residents of Jackson rendered all possible assistance and showed courtesies to Mrs. Lomax and Mr. Marcoux, who remained here for a day or two after the accident.

Cardell, Charlie Lamar
Jackson Progress Argus 06 Feb 1969
C. L. Cardell, Buffs Native, Died Friday
     Mr. Charlie Lamar Cardell of 1216 Ellis Road, Griffin, died Friday night at the Veterans Hospital in Atlanta where he had been a patient for a month.
Mr. Cardell was a native of Butts County but had spent most of his life in Griffin. He was employed at Dundee Mill for several years until ill health forced his retirement.
Mr. Cardell was a veteran of World War II and attended the First Assembly of God Church.
     Mr. Cardell is survived by his wife, Mrs. Helen Bailey Cardell; a daughter, Mrs. Winfred Beeland, both of Griffin; three sons, Milton Cardell and Ronald Richard Cardell, both of Griffin, and Jack Cardell of the U. S. Navy in California; a sister, Mrs. Rosa Cummings of Griffin; three brothers, the Rev. Joseph Cardell, Albert Cardell, and Melvin Cardell, all of Griffin; five grandchildren; one great grandchild.
     Funeral services were held Monday afternoon from the First Assembly of God Church. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery.

Cardell, Dorothy Morgan
Jackson Progress Argus 03 Feb 1993
     Dorothy Morgan Cardell of McDonough died Mon., Feb. 1, at Henry General Hospital in Stockbridge.
     Funeral services were held Wednesday at Sardis Baptist Church with Rev. Preston Bridges and Rev. J. C. Martin officiating. Interment was in the Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery.
     Mrs. Cardell was born March 31, 1924 in Henry County, daughter of the late Boyce Morgan and the late Trellis Stroud Morgan.
     She was employed by the Kym Company in Jackson for several years and was retired from Simmons Manufacturing Company in McDonough.
     She was a member of the Sardis Baptist Church in Henry County.
     Survivors include husband James Cardell of McDonough; son and daughter-in-law Edward and Becky Cardell of McDonough; grandchildren Matt, Kim and Shelly Cardell of McDonough; sisters Sarah Cook of Jackson and Elizabeth Johnson of Martenez; brother Houston Morgan of McDonough; sister-in-law Ruby Morgan of McDonough; and several nieces and nephews.
     Rainer Carmichael Funeral Home in McDonough was in charge of arrangements.

Cardell, James Franklin
Jackson Progress Argus 10 May 1995
     James Franklin Cardell of McDonough died Monday, May 8, at Henry General Hospital from injuries received in a tractor accident.
     Funeral services will be held Thursday, May 11, a t Sardis Baptist Church in Henry County with Rev. Bobby Bradley, Rev. Preston Bridges and Rev. J. C. Martin officiating.
     Mr. Cardell was born Jan . 25, 1919 in Newton County, son of the late John Mathey Cardell and the late Trudie Allen Cardell. He was the widower of Dorothy Morgan Cardell.
     He was a retired farmer who dealt in timber and cattle. He was a member of the Sardis Baptist Church where he was a former deacon and treasurer and held other church offices.
     He served on the Democratic Executive Committee of Henry County and was on the AS.C.S. committee.
     Survivors include son, Eddie Cardell of McDonough; grandchildren. Matt, Kim and Shelley Cardell of McDonough; great grandson, Scott Mathey Cardell of McDonough; brothers, Raiford Cardell of McDonough and Howard Cardell of Cummings; sisters, Thelma Smith of Alpharetta, Doris Harper of Covington, Mildred Bellah and Lois Mitchell, both of McDonough; four sisters-in-law. Ruby Morgan and Ann Morgan of McDonough, Sarah Cook of Jackson, Elizabeth Johnson of Martinez; and several nieces and nephews.
     Sherrell, Wilson Mangham Funeral Home of Jackson and Rainer, Carmichael Funeral Home of McDonough are in charge of arrangements.

Cardell, Nellie Miss
  The Jackson Progress-Argus August 16, 1929
Miss Nellie Cardell Dies At Sunny Side
     Miss Nellie Cardell, 24, died at the home of her mother, Mrs. O. L. Cardell, near Sunny Side, Friday afternoon at 6 o'clock as the result of a dose of poison which she took by mistake.
     Miss Cardell was in training at the Langdale Hospital in Langdale, Ala. Last Wednesday a week ago she became ill and went to get a dose of medicine. Through some mistake, she got the wrong bottle and took the poison. She was brought to Griffin a few days later and every effort was made to save her but they were all unavailing.
     Miss Cardell's father, the late O. L. Cardell, was killed here last April as he tried to get his two small children off the railroad tracks in the face of an approaching train.
     Miss Cardell is survived by her mother, Mrs. O. L. Cardell; one son, Herman Gardner, by two sisters, Mrs. Rosa Lee Pruitt, and Miss Lovella Cardell; four brothers, Aubert Cardell, Charlie Cardell, Joe Cardell, and Melvin Cardell, all of Griffin or near here.
     Funeral services for Miss Cardell will be held from the Kincaid Memorial church, Sunday afternoon at 2 o0'clock. The Rev. W. J. Tolbert and the Rev. J. Alton Davis will officiate. Interment will be in the cemetery at Jackson, Ga., by the side of her father with Frank S. Pittman funeral director in charge.
GRIFFIN DAILY NEWS.

Cardell, O. L.
  The Jackson Progress-Argus March 8, 1929
Former Jackson Man Is Killed By Train
Mr. O. L. Cardell struck by fast train at Experiment Sunday evening. Interment Held Here.
     Mr. O. L. Cardell, former well known resident of Butts county, was instantly killed Sunday evening at Experiment when he was struck by a fast Central of Georgia train. Together with his daughter and grandchildren Mr. Cardell was going across the tracks from their home to the highway and the children became frightened at the train's approach. Just as he had rescued the last child from the tracks, Mr. Cardell was struck by the fast train, being killed instantly.
     Mr. Cardell, who was 64 years of age, formerly resided in Pepperton but recently had been making his home in Griffin. He visited relatives here for the weekend and had just returned home when the accident occurred. A large number of friends here were shocked to learn of the tragedy.
     Funeral services were held at the Kincaid Memorial church in Griffin Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock, with Rev. J. L. Torbet officiating. Interment was made in the Pepperton cemetery Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
     He is survived by his wife, who before her marriage was Miss Lillie Murphy; four sons, Albert, Charles, Joseph and Melvin Cardell, of Griffin; three daughters, Mrs. Doyal Pruitt, of Griffin; Miss Nellie Cardell, of Shawmut, Ala., and Miss Lovilla Cardell, of Griffin; two brothers, J. O. Cardell, of Atlanta, and I. J. Cardell, of Locust Grove; four sisters, Mrs. W. J. Kelley, of Jackson; Mrs. C. E. Wood and Mrs. J. J. Baxter, of Griffin; Mrs. M. M. Collins, of Columbus.
  
Cardell, P. D.
  The Jackson Record February 8, 1907
     Mr. P. D. Cardell died at Pepperton Thursday morning. Mr. Cardell has lived at Pepperton for a number of years and was well known by the people of Butts County.

Cardell P. D. Mrs.
  The Jackson Progress-Argus April 9, 1926
Mrs. P. D. Cardell Claimed By Death.
     Following a period of ill health extending over several months, Mrs. P. D. Cardell, 73 years of age, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. J. Kelley, in Pepperton Sunday morning at 4 o'clock. Death was attributed to the infirmities of old age. Mrs. Cardell was the widow of Mr. P.B. Cardell, well known Confederate soldier. She was a native of Jasper county and was a Miss Seymour before her marriage. She was a member of the Pepperton Baptist church and was highly esteemed by a large circle of friends to whom her passing brought genuine sorrow.
     She is survived by three sons, I. J. Cardell, McDonough, O. L. Cardell, Griffin, and G. O. Cardell, Atlanta; four daughters, Mrs. Annie Wood and Mrs. Margie Baxter, of Griffin, Mrs. Mary Collins of Columbus, and Mrs. W. J. Kelley, of Pepperton, also a number of grandchildren.
     Funeral services were held from the Pepperton church Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock, with Rev. W. D. Owens, of Atlanta conducting the rites. Interment was in the Jackson city cemetery.

Cardell, Paul
  Butts County Progress September 26, 1913
Paul Cardell Victim Of Dreaded Typhoid Fever.
     Paul Cardell, aged 27 years, died at his home in Pepperton last Thursday morning at eleven o'clock following an illness of several weeks of typhoid fever.
     He is survived by his wife and two or three children; his mother and several sisters.
     The funeral was held from the Pepperton church Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with interment in the Jackson cemetery.
In their bereavement the family have the sympathy of their many friends.

Carey, C. C. Rev.
  The Jackson Progress-Argus December 1, 1922
Former Pastor Victim Of Auto.
Rev. C. C. Carey, aged minister, hit by taxicab on Friday and passed away on Saturday, known here.
     Many friends in Jackson and Butts county were sorry to know of the tragic death of Rev. C. C. Carey, aged 76, a former pastor of the Jackson Methodist church but for several years a resident of Atlanta, who was struck by a taxicab on November 24 and died on Saturday.
     Mr. Carey served as pastor at the Methodist church here about twenty-seven years ago. He is remembered by many of the older citizens. He had been a minister for a long number of years and was highly esteemed. For several years he had been on the superannuated list.
     Mr. Carey is survived by his widow, who has the sympathy of many friends in her great sorrow.

Carey, Myrtle Mae
Jackson Progress Argus 24 Apr 1975
Mrs. Carey Died In Fitzgerald
     Mrs. Myrtle Mae Carey, 59, of Fitzgerald died Tuesday morning, April 15th, at the Fitzgerald Hospital after an illness of several months.
     She had lived in Griffin several years before moving to Fitzgerald.
     Funeral services for Mrs. Carey were conducted Wednesday afternoon, April 16th, at 2:30 p.m., at the Salem Baptist Church in Fitzgerald. Interment was in the church cemetery with Paulks Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mrs. Carey is survived by her husband, W. R. Carey; a daughter, Mrs. J. B. Gibbs of Rebecca; a son, Charles W. Carey of Griffin; three grandsons, Charles Carey and Wade Carey of Griffin, and Johnny Gibbs of Rebecca; three brothers, Leeman Coleman of Flovilla, David P. Coleman and Charles Curtiss Coleman, both of Griffin; three sisters, Mrs. Lena Lane of Bartow, Florida, Mrs. Pauline Moody d Mystic, and Mrs. Winnie Swain of Ashburn; several nieces and nephews.
     
Cargile, Grady, Sr.
Jackson Progress Argus 03 Jan 1974
Rites Friday For Grady Cargile Sr.
     Funeral services for Mr. Grady Cargile, Sr., 77, of Monticello, were conducted Friday afternoon, December 28th, at three o'clock from the chapel of Jordan Funeral Home in Monticello. Interment was in' Prospect Cemetery in Jasper County.
     Mr. Cargile died Wednesday, December 26th, in a Monticello hospital following a short illness. A native of Jasper County, Mr. Cargile was a member of the Prospect United Methodist Church.
     Mr. Cargile is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ethel Digby Cargile of Monticello; four daughters, Mrs, J. H. Sumners of Jackson, Miss., Mrs. Delbert Frakes of Rineyville, Ky., Mrs. Harold Ferris of Atlanta and Mrs. R. A. Watkins of Jackson; three sons, Grady Cargile, Jr. of Covington, Leonard Cargile of Monticello, James Cargile of Jackson, Miss.; two sisters, Mrs. Lawrence Jordan of Monticello, Mrs. Charlie Banks of Atlanta; two brothers, C. C Cargile and Linus Cargile, both of Atlanta.

Cargile, John Marks
  Middle Georgia Argus December 4, 1888
     Capt. John Cargile, well known citizen of this county, died at his home near Iron Springs on Friday.

Carlile, Larry
Jackson Progress Argus 26 Apr 1995
     Larry Carlile, 53, died April 22.
     Funeral services were held April 24 at Pope Dickson & Son Jonesboro Chapel with Rev. Dewey Shaw officiating. Interment was in Eastlawn Memorial Gardens. Mr. Carlile was a foreman for Pittman Construction.
     Survivors include daughter and son-in-law, Donna' and Rick Lackey of Locust Grove; son and daughter-in-law, Lany and Stacie Carlile of Locust Grove; grandchildren, Clark and Matthew Carlile, Lee Bethany and Savannah Lackey, all of Locust Grove.
     Pope Dickson & Son Jonesboro Chapel was in charge of arrangements.

Carliles, J. W.
  The Jackson Progress-Argus December 31, 1926
     The death of Mr. J. W. Carliles, 57 years of age, occurred Sunday morning at 1:30 o'clock at his home a few miles from Jackson. He suffered a stroke of paralysis several months ago and a second attack was the immediate cause of death.
     Mr. Carliles was a well known citizen and many friends will learn with regret of his passing. A native of Fayette county, he had been a citizen of Butts county for several years and was held in general high esteem.
     He is survived by his wife, who was Miss Mattie Young before her marriage; five sons, Messrs. Dyle, Charlie, Fred, Homer and Ed Carliles, all of Butts County; two sisters, Mrs. Mattie Betsill and Mrs. Tifdie Miller, both of Fayette county.
     Funeral services were held at County Line church Monday morning at 11 o'clock, with Rev. Walter A. Adams, of the First Baptist church officiating. Interment was in the church yard.

Carliles, Mattie Young
Jackson Progress-Argus Mar 14, 1940
Mrs. J. W. Carliles Called by Death
     The death of Mrs. J. W. Carliles, 74 years of age, occurred at her home near Jenkinsburg Friday morning. Death resulted after a long illness.
     Mrs. Carliles, the former Miss Mattie Young, of Spalding county, was the widow of J. W. Carliles, who died in 1926. The family have resided in Butts county for several years. She was a member of County Line Baptist church and was beloved by a host of friends.
     Funeral services were held at County Line church Saturday at 11 a.m., with Rev. G. A. Briggs, of Jackson, and Rev. Wilson Walker, of Griffin, officiating. Pallbearers were Dean Patrick, Fletcher Compton, Dulane Leverett, Leverne Leverett, Willie Fletcher, Charlie Fletcher. Interment was in the church cemetery and Thornton Funeral Homes had charge of arrangements.
     Surviving are five sons, Dyle and Charlie, of Jenkinsburg; Frank, of McDonough, and Homer and Ed Carliles, of Griffin; one sister, Mrs. Lucy Sherrell of Jackson.

Carlock, Earnest Dixie, Rev.
Jackson Progress Argus 29 Apr 1992
     Rev. Earnest Dixie Carlock, 86, of Route 1, Flovilla, died Thursday morning, April 23 at Crawford W. Long Hospital in Atlanta from injuries sustained in an automobile accident April 21.
     Funeral services were conducted Saturday, April 25, at Jackson United Methodist Church, with the Revs. James C. Cantrell, James N. Thompson, and M. Eugene Dunn officiating. Interment was at Oak Hill Cemetery in Cartersville, with the Revs. Phil DeMore and Steve Dodson officiating. Rev. Charlock was a retired Methodist minister with 42 pastoral years. He served churches in Blue Ridge, Dalton, White, Calhoun, Atlanta, Athens, Porterdale, LaGrange, Thomaston, Lincolnton, Comer, Cartersville, and Bogart.
     His ministry continued in his retirement at the Indian Springs Holiness Campground and the Flovilla and Jackson United Methodist Churches. Rev. Charlock's calling touched many in all walks of life by his example of dedicated Christian love. Rev. Charlock was preceded in death by his wife, Minnie Elizabeth Kehm Charlock on Oct. 11, 1989. They had been married since 1928.
     Survivors include his son; Earnest W. Charlock of Miami, Fla.; daughters, Elizabeth C. Harris of Cartersville and Princes Anderson of Worthington, Ohio; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
     Those desiring may make contributions in memory of Rev. Charlock to: Indian Springs Holiness Campground, Route 1, Flovilla, GA 30216 for Jackson United Methodist Church, Jackson, GA 30233.
     Haisten Funeral Home in Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Carlock, Minnie Elizabeth Kehm
Jackson Progress Argus 18 Oct 1989
     Mother of Georgia's first lady dies in Jackson Minnie Elizabeth Kehm Carlock, mother of Georgia's first lady Elizabeth Harris, died Wednesday, Oct 11, at Sylvan Grove Hospital in Jackson. She was 89.
     The funeral was held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Jackson with the Rev. Phil DeMore and the Rev. Mack Tribble officiating. A graveside service was held at 5:30 at Oak Hill Cemetery in Cartersville.
     Mrs. Carlock and her husband, the Rev. Earnest Dixie Carlock, retired to the Indian Springs Holiness Campground in 1973. She was a resident of Hilltop Nursing Home in Monroe County at the time of her death.
     An accomplished evangelist, Mrs. Carlock was born Dec. 24,1899, in Carnegie, Pa., daughter of Casper and Mary Kehm. She attended God's Bible School in Cincinnati, Ohio, and graduated from Asbury College in Wilmore, Ky., in 1928. She married the Rev. Carlock on Sept. 26,1928, and the couple served United Methodist churches in the North Georgia Conference for 40 years.
     Mrs. Carlock was a member of the United Methodist Church in Jackson and the United Methodist Women.
     In addition to her husband, Mrs: Carlock is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Elizabeth and Gov. Joe Frank Harris of Atlanta and Frances and Robert M. Anderson of Worthington, Ohio; a son and daughter-inlaw, Earnest Winton Carlock and Jane Carlock of Miami, Fla. There are four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
     Contributions may be made to the memorial fund at the Indian Springs Holiness Campground.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Carlson, John Walter
Jackson Progress Argus 10 Dec1970
Manager Griffin Elks Lodge Died Monday
     Jackson and Butts County members of the Griffin Elks Lodge regret to learn of the
death of Mr. John Walter Carlson of 312 Hamilton Boulevard, Griffin, which occurred at the Griffin-Spalding County Hospital Monday morning following a short illness.
     Mr. Carlson, a native of Sweden, had made his home in Griffin for the past three years where he was manager of the Griffin Elks Lodge 1207 and a member of the Lutheran Church.
     Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock from the graveside in the new section of Oak HiIl Cemetery with the Rev. Douglas Winn officiating. Pittman-Rawls Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Carlson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Maria Cruz Carlson; one daughter, Miss Ann Maria Carlson, both of Griffin.

Carlyle, Charlie Thomas (Chop)
Jackson Progress Argus 06 Oct 1955
Chop Carlyle Is Buried Tuesday At County Line
     Funeral services for Charlie Thomas (Chop) Carlyle, 58, of West Butts community, were held Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock from the County Line Baptist Church with the Rev. G. A. Briggs and Rev. Gordon Wood officiating.
     Carlyle, actively engaged as a farmer until July when his health failed, died in a Monroe County nursing home Monday at noon. Although he had been in ill health for several months, his death came suddenly and without warning.
     He was a member of the County Line Baptist Church and interment was in the church cemetery under the direction of Haisten Funeral Home.
     Pallbearers were Dean Patrick, T. T. Patrick, Duvall Patrick; Robert Fletcher, Willie Fletcher and Douglas Stroud.
     He is survived by three brothers, Ed Carlyle of Griffin; Dile Carlyle of Experiment and Frank Carlyle of McDonough.

Carmichael, Allie Geneva Heath
Jackson Progress Argus 17 Jul 1958
Mrs. Carmichael Died July 5 At Waco, Texas
     Friends and relatives of Mrs. Geneva Carmichael were saddened to know of her death in a Waco, Texas, hospital July 5th.
     Mrs. Carmichael was born in Jackson and spent her early life here, having moved to Texas in 1910. She had lived in Waco since 1912 and in recent years made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Palmer Lewis. She was the widow of the late John A. Carmichael, eldest son of Mrs. Rose Harkness Carmichael and Robert Carter Carmichael and bother of R. J. Carmichael and Mrs. L. P. Lester, residents of Jackson.
     Funeral services were held at Connally Chapel on Monday, July 7th, Rev. Herbert Polinard, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church where Mrs. Carmichael was a faithful member, officiating. Burial was in Oakwood Cemetery, Waco.
     Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Rose Webster and Mrs. Palmer Lewis, of Waco; two sons, George C. Carmichael, Valley Mills, Texas; James M., Carmichael of Oklahoma City, Okla.; one sister, Mrs. W. R. Evans, Waco; 12 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren.
 
Carmichael, Ambrose Homer
Jackson Progress-Argus 28 Jan 1939
A. H. Carmichael, Jr., Dies in Atlanta
     The death of A. Homer Carmichael, Jr., 22 yean of age, occurred in Atlanta Wednesday night after a long illness.
     He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Homer Carmichael, Sr., and was educated in the public schools of Atlanta and Washington and Lee University and was a young man of brilliant prospects. He was a member of the North Avenue Presbyterian church.
     Funeral services, will be held Friday in Atlanta, plans to be announced later.
     Surviving are his parents and two brothers, Ben Willingham and Broadus Carmichael; a sister, Miss Marjorie Carmichael; grandmother, Mrs. B. L. Willingham, Atlanta, and Mrs. J. R. Carmichael, Jackson.

Carmichael, Ambrose Homer
Jackson Progress Argus 08 Oct 1964
A. H. Carmichael Dies in Atlanta Early Wednesday
     Word was received here Wednesday morning of the death in Atlanta early Wednesday of Mr. A. Homer Carmichael at Piedmont Hospital. From the information received, Mr. Carmichael died about one o'clock following a critical illness of several weeks.
     Mr. Carmichael was born and reared in Jackson, son of the late Mr. J. R. Carmichael Sr. and Mrs. Rosa Kinard Carmichael. He had made his home in Atlanta for a long number of years where he was a widely known and successful broker. His wife, Mrs. Carolyn Willingham Carmichael, preceded him in death earlier in the year.
     Funeral plans were indefinite at press time, but it was thought they would be held sometime Thursday afternoon. A brother, V. H. Carmichael Sr., former Jackson postmaster, survives here.

Jackson Progress Argus 15 Oct 1964
A. H. Carmichael Buried Oct 8 at Atlanta Rites
     Funeral services for Mr. A. Homer Carmichael, of 843 Piedmont Avenue N. E., of Atlanta, prominent businessman and civic leader, were conducted Thursday afternoon, October 8, at three o'clock from Spring Hill with Dr. Vernon S. Broyles Jr., and the Rev. Cook Freeman officiating. Interment was in Westview Cemetery with H. M. Patterson and Son in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Carmichael died the past Wednesday at Piedmont Hospital following an illness of several months. He suffered a heart attack a few months ago from which he never recovered. Mr. Carmichael was owner and founder of the A. H. Carmichael Peanut Brokerage Company.
     A native of Jackson, Mr. Carmichael was son of the late J. R. Carmichael Sr. and Mrs. Rosa Kinard Carmichael, influential Jackson residents of another era. He was an elder in the North Avenue Presbyterian Church and a member of the Piedmont Driving Club.
     Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Ernest Kontz of Atlanta; two sons, Ben W. Carmichael and Broadus Carmichael, both of Atlanta; two sisters, Mrs. Ralph Barnwell of Atlantic Beach, Fla.; Mrs. T. J. Dempsey of Watkinsville; two brothers, Victor H. Carmichael Sr. of Jackson and J. R. Carmichael of Atlanta; 10 grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
     Elders and deacons of the North Avenue Presbyterian Church served as an honorary escort.
     Pallbearers were W. W. Anderson Jr., Charles F. Barnwell, R. L. Carmichael, Thomas H. Daniel Jr., Hugh Dempsey, Robert T. Dempsey, J. H. Joiner, J. L. Joiner.

Carmichael, Annie Carrie Ball
Jackson Progress Argus 10 Mar 1966
Mrs. J. Bluma Carmichael Died Saturday Night
     Mrs. Annie Ball Carmichael, 84, of Atlanta, died in an Atlanta hospital Saturday night following an extended illness.
     Mrs. Carmichael, widow of Mr. Bluma Carmichael, was a native of Butts County but had spent many years in Atlanta where she was a member of St. Mark Methodist Church.
     Member of a prominent and influential family, she was the daughter of Mr. Levi Joel Ball and Mrs. Sarah Stilwell Ball.
     Graveside services were held Monday afternoon at three o'clock at Jackson City Cemetery with Dr. Bevel Jones, pastor of St. Mark Methodist Church and Rev. Ray Dunahoo, pastor of the Jackson Methodist Church, officiating. Interment was in the family lot in Jackson City Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mrs. Carmichael is survived by a daughter, Mrs. J. P. Persons Jr., of Atlanta; a granddaughter, Mrs. Robert E. Whiting of Alexandria, Virginia; three great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews, among whom are W. O. Ball and Levi J. Ball, both of Jackson.

Carmichael, Arthur Bradley, Mrs. (nee Leverette)
Jackson Progress Argus 03 Aug 1961
Mrs. Carmichael, Flovilla Native, Dies in Newnan
     Mrs. Arthur Bradley Carmichael, a native and former resident of Butts County, died Tuesday, July 25, in the Newnan hospital following a relatively brief illness.
     She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Leverette of Flovilla. Mrs. Carmichael and her husband lived on Route 2, Senoia, previous to her death.
     Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Carmichael were held on Thursday, July 27, at 3 p. m. at Pitts Cemetery, Coweta county. The Rev. Douglas Wilson officiated, and Hillcrest Chapel, Newnan, was in charge.
     Mrs. Carmichael is survived by her husband; one sister, Mrs. George Jones, Miami, Fla.; one brother, H. O. Leverette, Jr., of Jackson and Jesup; and several nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers were Travis Adcock, Talmadge Moses, Ray S. Carmichael, Bryant Leverette, Leslie Leverette; and Billy Leverette.

Carmichael, Bailey Glenn
Jackson Progress Argus 27 Jan 1933
Mr. B. G. Carmichael Summ0ned by Death
     Mr. Bailey Glenn Carmichael, aged 53, died Saturday morning at 11:30 at the home of his brother, Mr. J. Lee Carmichael. Mr. Carmichael had been in declining health for some time and suffered from a heart trouble, he came to Jackson for some medicine and becoming ill was carried to the home of his brother, where he passed away. Death was attributed to heart trouble.
     Mr. Carmichael, who was a well known and highly esteemed resident of the county, was a son of the late Mr. I. Bailey Carmichael and Mrs. Bettie Patrick Carmichael, pioneer residents of the county. The family has long been identified with the progress and growth of this section. Mr. Carmichael possessed excellent traits of character and was a member of Fellowship Presbyterian church. His death brought regret to a wide circle of friends.
     He is survived by three brothers, Rev. W. M. Carmichael, of Springfield, Ga.; Mr. T. M. Carmichael, of Griffin, and Mr. Lee Carmichael, of Jackson; four sisters, Mrs. Annie Bailey, of Macon; Mrs. Geneva Fletcher, of Jackson; Mrs. Lucile Peak, of Forsyth, and Mrs. Mary Joe Funderburk, of Bainbridge.
     Funeral services were held at Fellowship church Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock, with Rev. M. R. Heflin, of the Jackson Methodist church, officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery.

Carmichael, Ben Bailey
Jackson Progress Argus 25 Nov 1965
Ben Carmichael Died of Heart Attack Friday
     Mr. Ben Bailey Carmichael 63 of Miami, Fla., died Friday morning of a heart attack. A native of Butts County, he was the son of the late Mr. J. Lee Carmichael of Butts County and Mrs. Lizzie Thrasher Carmichael of Henry County.
     Mr. Carmichael left Jackson in 1922 and had spent most of his life with railroads, being employed for a long number of years with the L&N in Corbin, Ky., later transferring to Miami where he was with the Atlantic Coast Line until his retirement. Since his retirement, he was working at a parking lot.
     Funeral services were held in Miami Monday afternoon at 1:30 at Orsdel Chapel. Interment was in Miami. Mr. Carmichael was a member of the Methodist Church.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Ethel Carmichael; one son, William Wayne Carmichael, Miami, Fla.; two sisters, Mrs. Herman Grant of Milner and Mrs. Lindsey Futral of Griffin; four brothers T. D. Carmichael of Cocoa, Fla.; T. A. Carmichael of Jackson; Gus Carmichael of Boston, Mass.; and M. W. Carmichael of Jackson nieces and nephews.

Carmichael, Bert Kinard
Jackson Progress Argus Mar 1938
B. K. Carmichael, Prominent Citizen, Claimed by Death
Leader in Business and Religious Life of Jackson! Died Wednesday Afternoon of Sudden Attack
     Bert Kinard Carmichael, 44 years. of age, widely known Jackson druggist, a leader in the religious, civic and business life of Jackson, died at his home here Wednesday afternoon of a sudden heart attack.
     The death of this prominent citizen came as a profound shock to his friends and to the community at large.
     Mr. Carmichael had long been actively and prominently identified with the business, social and religious life of Butts county. He was born in Jackson February 7, 1894 and recently observed his 44th birthday. He was a son of J. R. Carmichael, pioneer buggy manufacturer, banker and business executive, and Mrs. Rosa Kinard Carmichael.
     After completing his education at the Jackson public schools he studied at the University of Georgia, where he was a member of the Chi Psi social fraternity. He then completed a course in pharmacy and entered business by becoming a member of the firm of Woods-Carmichael Drug Company. Later the firm was changed to Carmichael Drug and Book Company and then to Carmichael Drug Company. The firm is one of the best known in this section.
     Mr. Carmichael had served in many positions of trust. He represented the first ward on city council, serving two or three terms. He was a deacon in the Presbyterian church and one of the most faithful and loyal members. For some years he served as superintendent of the Sunday school, a position he held at the time of his death. To the Presbyterian church, which shared generously in his father's liberality,
Mr. Carmichael gave unswerving loyalty.
     He was a charter member of the Jackson Kiwanis club. He served for some years as a member of the executive committee of the Flint River Council of Boy Scouts, and to that movement he gave untiring service. He was chairman of the Boy Scout financial campaign for several years and due to his efforts Scouting was enabled to grow in the Jackson community.
     He had been a director of the Jackson Ice Corporation for several years.
     A public spirited citizen, always interested in the development of his county and section, Mr. Carmichael gave freely of his time and means to public enterprises. He was an earnest and sincere advocate of better highways, and the road work now in progress in Butts county brought him much satisfaction.
     A man of generous impulses, he helped many in distress and proved a generous benefactor in all worthy causes.
     He enjoyed wide popularity among all classes and his death is a county-wide loss.
     Surviving relatives are his wife, the former Miss Sylvia Lyons; two sons, Bert Carmichael, Jr., student at the University of Georgia and Bob Lyons Carmichael, student at Georgia Tech; his mother, Mrs. J. R. Carmichael; four brothers, A. Hame Carmichael and J. R. Carmichael, Atlanta; Victor H. Carmichael, postmaster at Jackson and J. Edward Carmichael, tax receiver of Butts county; three sisters, Mrs. T. J. Dempsey, Athens; Mrs. Ralph Barnwell and Mrs. Stanley McNiace, Atlanta.
     Funeral services will be held from the residence Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock and his pastor, Rev. Eugene Daniel, will officiate. Pallbearers will be Smith Settle, Elwood Robison, J. B. Halrrison, J. D. Jones, Hugh Mallet and P. H. Weaver. Interment will be in the family lot

Carmichael, Bert Kinard
Jackson Progress-Argus 13 Apr 1939 (Yes, 1939)
Memorial Services for B. K. Carmichael Held Here Sunday
     Impressive Memorial services for the late Bert Kinard Carmichael were held from the Jackson Presbyterian church Sunday morning with the pastor, Rev. E. L. Daniel, reading a tender tribute in memory of the late beloved Butts county citizen and pillar of the Presbyterian church.
     In the eulogy which Mr. Daniel read Mr. Carmichael's loyalty and fidelity to his family, church and friends was stressed along with his Christian character and love of Christ's work.
     Immediately prior to the actual memorial for Mr. Carmichael, Irma Jane Carmichael, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Edward Carmichael, was christened by Mr. Daniel.
     The church was beautifully decorated with baskets of spirea and dogwood with a lovely basket of Easter lilies as the central flower in the decorative scheme.
     A large congregation of friends and relatives were on hand to pay homage to Mr. Carmichael. Among the out-of-town relatives attending the services were Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Carmichael, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Barnwell and sons, Charles and Ralph, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Stanley McNeice and daughter, Jacquelyn, Mr. James Joyner, all of Atlanta, and Mrs. M. D. Ainsworth, of California, now visiting in Atlanta.
          
Carmichael, Bethina Lousina Patrick
  The Jackson Progress-Argus January 27, 1928
Mrs. I. B. Carmichael Is Claimed By Death.
     Following an illness of only a few days, Mrs. I. B. Carmichael, one of the county's most widely beloved women, died at her home a few miles from Jackson Friday night at 8:30 o'clock. She suffered from pneumonia and had been critically ill for several days and her passing did not come as a surprise.
     She was 76 years of age and was connected with a family long prominent in the business and social affairs of Butts and Spalding counties. She was a woman of exalted character and was widely esteemed for her many noble traits. Her death brings sincere regret to a host of friends. Mrs. Carmichael, the widow of the late I. B. Carmichael, a well known Confederate veteran, had been a member of Fellowship church for a long number of years.
     She is survived by four sons, Mr. M. W. Carmichael, of Sardis, Ga., Mr. T. M. Carmichael, of Griffin, Messrs. J. L. and B. G. Carmichael, of Jackson; four daughters, Mrs. S. J. Bailey, of Macon, Mrs. Harvey Funderburk, of Bainbridge, Mrs. F. S. Peek, of Dames Ferry and Mrs. C. W. Fletcher, of Jackson; three brothers, Mr. J. L. Patrick, of Atlanta, Messrs. George and Grover Patrick, of Griffin; two sisters, Mrs. Mance Manley, and Miss Sweet Patrick, of Griffin. She is also survived by several grandchildren.
     Funeral services were held at Fellowship church Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock and a large number of relatives and friends gathered for a final tribute. Rev. Julian Warner, the pastor, conducted the services and interment was in the family lot in the church cemetery.

Carmichael, Carolyn Jackson Willingham
Jackson Progress Argus 28 May 1964
Mrs. Carmichael Passes in Atlanta
     Mrs. A. Homer Carmichael, widely known Atlanta matron died Thursday, May 21st, at an Atlanta hospital following a brief illness.
     Mrs. Carmichael, the former Miss Carolyn Willingham, had many friends in Jackson and Butts County where she was widely known and often visited. Together with her husband, a native of Butts County, they maintained a home in the Towaliga community where they often spent weekends. Mrs. Carmichael was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
     Funeral services for Mrs. Carmichael were conducted Friday, May 22nd, at four o'clock from Spring Hill with Dr. Vernon S. Broyles, Jr. officiating. Interment was in Westview.
     Survivors include her husband, Mr. A. Homer Carmichael, Atlanta; one daughter, Mrs. Ernest Kontz; two sons, Ben W. Carmichael and J. Broadus Carmichael; a sister, Mrs. Paul Reese; several grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
 
Carmichael, Carter David
  Middle Georgia Argus September 7, 1893
     The saddest death that has occurred in a long while was that of little Carter Carmichael, twelve year old son of Mrs. Rose Carmichael, on yesterday morning. He died from the effects of congestion of the brain after but two days of illness. His remains will be interred in Jackson cemetery today.

Middle Georgia Argus November 2, 1893 (Excerpt)
In Memoriam
     In early summer "ere decay's effacing fingers had marked the line where beauty lingers" and all animate nature seemed to revel in the joy of existence, death came to one of our best loved homes and claimed as his victim the youngest and fondest of its inmates.
     Carter Carmichael, the youngest child of Mrs. Rose Carmichael, was born in Butts county February 19, 1881, and died September 8th, 1893.

Carmichael, Carter
  The Jackson Argus November 18, 1898
     It becomes our painful duty to announce the death of one of our most highly esteemed and dearly beloved fellow citizens, Mr. Carter Carmichael, which occurred in Jackson Saturday evening last about 2 o'clock.

Carmichael, Clifford Preston, Dr.
Jackson Progress Argus 09 May 1957
Dr. Clifford Carmichael. Died Thursday in Monroe
    Older residents of Jackson regret to learn of the death last Thursday in Monroe of Dr. Clifford P. Carmichael, former resident, and prominent druggist of Monroe for more than half a century.
    Funeral services for Dr. Carmichael, 83, were held Saturday at the first Baptist Church in Monroe with interment in Resthaven cemetery. He was the son of Dr. and Mrs. W. L. Carmichael, esteemed residents of Jackson of another generation.
    He is survived by his wife, the former Miss Mary Duke of Jackson; a daughter, Mrs. M. B. Lowery, and two grandsons, all of Monroe.

Carmichael, Dave
  Middle Georgia Argus June 30, 1891
A Good Old Darky Gone
     Uncle Dave Carmichael a good old negro, died at his home on the W. G. Michael place on Wednesday, after an lingering illness.
     Uncle Dave, by which name he was generally known, was one of the best men of his race in all the land. He was sober, straight foreword, industrious and trustworthy. In 1866, soon after emancipation he moved to the farm of the late Rev. W. G. McMichael and remained there till his death. While the weather would not admit of outdoor work he could always be found making baskets, bottoming chairs etc. to make an honest nickel. Peace to his ashes. There'll be one negro in Heaven, for good old Dave is going.

Carmichael, David N.
  Butts County Progress January 12, 1912
Mr. D. N. Carmichael passed away Monday
Prominent Citizen Dead After An Illness Of Several Years.
     After an illness of sometime, Mr. D. N. Carmichael died at his home on Second Street, Monday afternoon. He had been desperately ill for several weeks, and while his death did not come as a surprise, yet news of his passing away brought general regret to hundreds of friends and was a great shock to his family.
     Mr. Carmichael was one of the leading citizens of Butts county. He was a staunch and trustworthy citizen, and those who knew him best liked him most. As a man he was quiet and unassuming, but a man of sterling worth whose private character was above reproach. He was held in high esteem by all with whom he came in contact. News of his death will bring regret to a large circle of friends. Mr. Carmichael was a gentleman of the old school.
     Born in Butts county 64 years ago. Mr. Carmichael spent the greater part of his life here. He was a member of the Methodist church and was a prominent Mason, being a member of the Blue Lodge, Charter and Council. And until his health began to fail always took a lively interest in the fraternity. He was a man of considerable wealth.
     Surviving Mr. Carmichael are his wife, who was a Miss Watkins before marriage; three sons, Messrs. Obe, J. G. and S. J. Carmichael; three daughters, Mrs. J. M. Leach and Mrs. W. F. Malier, of Jackson and Mrs. Ruby Singleton of California; two brothers, Messrs. I. B. Carmichael of Jackson, and J. A. Carmichael of Molena; one sister, Mrs. R. B. Harkness of Jackson; several grandchildren and other relatives.
     The funeral was held from the Jackson Methodist church Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the services being conducted by Rev. M. S. Williams. A large number of friends gathered to pay a last tribute of respect, and the floral offerings were numerous and beautiful. Interment was in the City Cemetery.
     The pallbearers were Messrs. J. H. Settle, J. H. Carmichael, R. J. Carmichael, W. A. Newton, A. H. Carmichael and J. B. Carmichael.

Carmichael, David N.
Jackson Progress-Argus, September 15, 1955
D. N. Carmichael Died Wednesday
     Funeral services for David N., Carmichael, 43, former resident of Jackson, were held Friday afternoon at the Druid Hills Methodist Church.
     Mr. Carmichael, born in Jackson, was the son of Gordon Carmichael and Mrs. Ethel Fletcher Carmichael, esteemed residents of Butts county. While in his teens, Mr. Carmichael moved with his family to East Point and had lived in Atlanta the past two years.
     Mr. Carmichael, who died Wednesday, September 7, was southeastern regional director, department of expansion, of the Pyramid Life Insurance Company.
     Services were conducted by the Re. Rembert Sisson and the Rev. Harris E. Parham. Burial was in the Marietta National Cemetery. Mr. Carmichael was a veteran of World War II.
     He is survived by his wife; a son, David Bryant; a daughter, Mildred Elizabeth; two aunts, Mrs. Slaton Carmichael of Atlanta, and Mrs. W. F. MaLaier of Knoxville, Tenn.

Carmichael, Dora Mae Buchman
Jackson Progress-Argus, November 10, 1949.
Mrs. Carmichael Taken by Death.
     Although she had been in ill health for an umber of years, the death of Mrs. R. J. Carmichael early Tuesday evening came as a shock to her many friends here and elsewhere over the state.
     Mrs. Carmichael, 71, was the former Miss Dora Buchman of Baltimore, and came to Jackson in her early twenties as a milliner for the then Carmichael-Etheridge- Smith Company. Shortly after coming here she was married to Mr. Robert J. Carmichael, prominent Jackson businessman. Mrs. Carmichael was a woman f rare charm and poise and beauty, and added dignity to any gathering. She was always a gracious hostess, and invitations to her home were always a delight to her friends. She was a leader in the Jackson Woman's Club, the Civic League and in all activities of the Jackson Baptist church until ill health forced her to retire from active work in all organizations.

Carmichael, Elizabeth Alma Thrasher
Jackson Progress-Argus, August 16, 1962
Mrs. Carmichael Died Wednesday; Funeral Friday
     Mrs. Lee Carmichael of 140 Dempsey Avenue, Jackson, widely known Jackson matron and operator of a boarding house for 20 years, died Wednesday afternoon at Griffin-Spalding County Hospital following a serious illness of about a week and a longer period of declining health. She was the widow of the late Mr. Lee Carmichael of Jackson.
     The former Miss Elizabeth Thrasher, Mrs. Carmichael was born in Henry County, daughter of Mr. Gus Thrasher and Mrs. Mary Jane Stroud Thrasher. She had spent most of her life in Jackson where she was well and favorably known as operator of the Carmichael House, one of this section's best known boarding houses. She was a member of The First Baptist Church and member of the Hawthorne Garden Club.
     Funeral services are to be held Friday afternoon at two o'clock at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Sidney L. Waterhouse, pastor, officiating. Interment will be in the Jackson City Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mrs. Carmichael is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Betty C. Grant of Milner and Mrs. Lindsey Futral of Griffin; five sons, T. D. Carmichael, Cocoa, Fla.; Ben D. Carmichael, Miami, Fla.; T. A. Carmichael, Gus Carmichael, and M. W. Carmichael, all of Jackson; four sister, Mrs. Ike Woodruff of Tennessee; Mrs. Hope Dickerson, McDonough; Mrs. Robert Rainer, McDonough; Mrs. Lloyd Hand, Smyrna; brother, Albert Thrasher, Clarkesville; 14 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers will be Tom Peek, Dick Pope, Duvall Patrick, Dawson Bryant, Aubrey Patrick, and Mike Allen.

Carmichael, Florence McDonald Campbell
Jackson Progress Argus 08 Jan 1986
     Florence McDonald Campbell Carmichael, 77, died Monday morning in a nursing
home in Decatur.
     Mrs. Carmichael was a member of the Monticello Baptist Church and taught in
the Monticello school system for 49 years. She was the widow of Aldine Carmichael of Jackson and the daughter of the late Harmon Price McDonald and Nellie Black
McDonald.
     Survivors include a Daughter, Carolyn Campbell Lewis of Jonesboro, and two grandsons.
     The funeral was held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Monticello Baptist Church with Dr. Jim Renault and Dr. Fred Guthrie officiating. Burial was in the West View Cemetery in Monticello.

Carmichael, Frank Smith
Jackson Progress-Argus 5 Apr 19 1935
Funeral Services Here for Mr. F. S. Carmichael
     Funeral services for Frank Smith Carmichael, 47 year of age whose body was found in his apartment at 218 Vineville Avenue, Macon, ***day afternoon, with a pistol near were held at the *** day afternoon at 4 o'clock. Dr. ** Johnson, pastor of the Vin* Methodist church, assisted by Dr. Sammons, pastor of the Vine**, Baptist church, conducted the services. Interment was in Riverside cemetery.
     The pallbearers were A. F. ** J r . , Elton M. Adams, Sr., J. La**ette Davis, Sr., C. A. Adams, D. H. Adams and Clayton W. Buchanan.
     The death of Mr. Carmichael, former well known Jackson business man, caused sincere sorrow to a host of friends here. Mr. Carmichael was born and reared in Jackson and spent most of his life in this city. He was educated in the Jackson public schools and attended the Georgia Military Academy. He had been a resident of Macon the past several years.
     Mr. Carmichael was a son of the late Mr. J. H. Carmichael, one of Butts county's leading business men and Mrs. Carmichael. He was engaged in business here as a member of the firm of Carmichael-M** Company and the Georgia Wholesale Company. For some time he was head of the Georgia Gr*** Company, with headquarters in Macon.
     Mr. Carmichael had scores of friends here. He was active in *** and business affairs and *** personally. He was a member of the Vineville Methodist church.
     Surviving Mr. Carmichael are wife, the former Miss Ruth Adams of Macon; his mother, Mrs. J. * Carmichael, of Jackson; two brothers, James H. Carmichael, of Jackson, and Joe Carmichael, of Ma**; three sisters, Mrs. George Da** and Mrs. Edward Shropshire, of Atlanta, and Mrs. O. B. Howell, Jackson.

Carmichael, George Wilson
  The Jackson Progress-Argus January 25, 1918
Mr. George Carmichael Died In Atlanta on 19.
Former Jackson citizen passed away after lingering illness.
     After an illness extending over a period of several months, Mr. George Carmichael died at the home of his mother in Decatur Saturday. Death was due to a complication of diseases and was not unexpected, though coming as a shock to the family and a large number of friends over the state.
     Mr. Carmichael who was 44 years of age, was a native of Jackson and resided here all his life until a few years ago when the family moved to Atlanta to reside.
     He was formerly engaged in the insurance business in Jackson, and was clerk and treasurer of the city of Jackson for several years. He was popular in business circles and had a large number of friends. He was the son of the late Judge J. F. Carmichael, who was ordinary of Butts county for a long number of years. The family is prominent in Butts county, and Mr. Carmichael was a young man of bright prospects before his health began to fail.
     He was prominent in secret orders, being a member of the Jackson Lodge No. 45, F. & A. M.; Jackson chapter No. 54, Royal Arch Masons, Atlanta Commandary No. 22, Knights Templar, and was a Shriner. He was formerly an officer in the various Masonic bodies of the city, and was a faithful member and regular attendant at all meetings. He was a member of the Presbyterian church.
     The body was brought to Jackson Monday morning and the funeral was held at the grave at 10 o'clock, Rev. James Bradley, his former pastor, officiating. The Masons had charge of the impressive funeral rites. The pallbearers were Messrs. H. O. Ball, W. H. Mallet, R. P. Newton, J. S. Johnson, D. G. McMichael and J. D. Jones.
     Mr. Carmichael is survived by his mother, Mrs. Jas. F. Carmichael, and one sister, Mrs. H. S. Rowland, of Decatur, who have the sympathy of many friends in their bereavement.

Carmichael, Gus Lee
Jackson Progress Argus 19 May 1977
Gus Carmichael Buried Sunday At Fellowship
     Funeral services for Gus Lee Carmichael, 62, were held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the graveside at Fellowship Presbyterian Cemetery. The Rev. David Beville, pastor of the Jackson Presbyterian Church, officiated and interment was under the direction of the Haisten Funeral Home.
     Mr. Carmichael died Saturday afternoon in the Veterans Hospital in Decatur, after having suffered a heart attack earlier in the day in Jackson.
     A retired diesel mechanic and a Navy veteran of World War II, he was the son of the late J. Lee Carmichael and Elizabeth Thrasher Carmichael.
     Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Maureen Baker, of Boston, Mass.; son, Lindsey Carmichael, Boston, Mass.; two sisters, Mrs. Betty Grant, of Milner and Mrs. Lindsey Futral of Griffin;
     Three brothers, T. A. Carmichael and M. W. Carmichael, of Jackson, and T. D. Carmichael, of Cocoa, Florida; several nieces and nephews.

Carmichael, Hugh Wilson
  Middle Georgia Argus September 22, 1883
     The death of Mr. H. W. Carmichael, who has been in bad health for several years past, occurred at his residence in Towaliga district. He was one of the old land marks of Butts county, having been a citizen since his early manhood. He was a true Christian gentleman, having been a member of the Presbyterian church for many years. At the time of his death he was 75 years of age. He leaves a widow and six children besides a large number of friends to mourn his death.

Carmichael, Irbin Bailey
  Butts County Progress June 19, 1914
Mr. I. B. Carmichael Passed Away Tuesday
Prominent citizen stricken suddenly stricken with fatal illness.
     The death of Mr. Bailey Carmichael, one of Butts country's most substantial and highly respected citizens occurred at his home Tuesday night at 6 o'clock. He was stricken suddenly and passed away before anything could be done for him. Though he had not been well for sometime the end came without warning and was a shock to the family and a large circle of friends.
     Mr. Carmichael was 74 years old, a Confederate veteran and a well known citizen who was held in the highest esteem by all who knew him. He was a member of a well known family of the county and had spent the greater part of his life in Butts county.
     He survived by his wife, who was Miss Patrick before her marriage; four daughters, Mrs. Charlie Fletcher, Mrs. S. J. Bailey, Mrs. Peake, and Miss Mary Joe Carmichael; four sons, Messrs. Glen, Tom and Lee Carmichael and Rev. Walter Carmichael, of Byron; one brother, Mr. J. A. Carmichael, of Pike county; a sister, Mrs. R. B. Harkness, and other relatives.
     The funeral was held at Fellowship church, of which he was a member, Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Rev. James Bradey of the Jackson Presbyterian church conducted the services.
     Irbin was a son of John B. Carmichael (1811 1890) and Mary Ann Andrews (1813 1896).

Carmichael, Isabella Archie Roberts
  The Jackson Progress-Argus March 26, 1926
Mrs. J. W. Carmichael Is Claimed By Death.
     Following a period of ill health extending over several years, and a critical illness of short duration, Mrs. Isabelle Carmichael, widow of the late Mr. J. W. Carmichael, passed away at her home in Atlanta Saturday morning. Scores of relatives and friends here and elsewhere were saddened to learn of her passing. A native of Jackson and member of a pioneer family of this section, Mrs. Carmichael spent the greater portion of her life in Jackson, having moved several years ago to Atlanta to reside. Before marriage she was Miss Isabelle Roberts. Her late husband, Mr. J. W. Carmichael, was formerly engaged in business in Jackson, being one of the organizers of the Carmichael Buggy Company. His death occurred in the summer of 1924. Mrs. Carmichael has been a member of the Jackson Presbyterian church for a long number of years. She was widely loved for her lofty Christian character, for her kindness and gentleness and sweet womanliness.
     She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Mary Carmichael Chestnutt, wife of Dr. O. Lee Chestnutt, well known Atlanta dentist, one son, Mr. W. R. Carmichael, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and three grandchildren; one brother, Mr. William Roberts, of Cordele. She was a sister of the late Mr. A. J. Roberts and Mr. Litt Roberts.
     The body was brought to Jackson Monday morning and taken to the former home on North Mulberry street, where funeral services were conducted by her pastor, Rev. A. R. Woodson, of the Presbyterian church, assisted by Rev. Augustus Ernest, of the Methodist church. Attesting to the esteem of many friends were the lovely floral offerings. Interment was in the Jackson city cemetery.

Carmichael, Infant
  The Jackson Argus October 22, 1897
Death of a Baby.
     Last Wednesday at 11 o'clock a.m. the sweet little baby girl of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Carmichael died after several day's illness.
     The funeral was preached by Dr. Mack at the Presbyterian church yesterday to a large concourse of people.
     Dr. Mack read several passages of scripture instructive and appropriate on such occasions, and his discourse was listened to with rapt attention.
     The services were concluded at the grave.
     The bereaved parents have the heartfelt sympathy of our people in their sorrow.

Carmichael, Infant
  Jackson Argus June 1, 1900
Child Dies.
     The only child of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Carmichael of near Towaliga died last Friday. The funeral services were conducted by Dr. C. W. Humphreys. The Argus joins the friends of the young parents in offering tenderest sympathy.

Carmichael, J. Broadus
Jackson Progress Argus 12 Jun 1985
     J. Broadus Carmichael, 63, of Atlanta, died Thursday.
     Survivors include his wife, Anne Barili Carmichael; daughter, Anne McCany of Jackson; son, J. Broadus Carmichael Jr. of Atlanta; brother, Ben. W. Carmichael of Atlanta; uncle, J. R. Carmichael of Jackson; several nieces and nephews.
     Burial services were held Monday at noon at Westview Cemetery with Dr. C. Park Wright and Dr. Tom Roddy officiating.

Carmichael, James Franklin, Judge
  Butts County Progress Argus October 4, 1912
Judge Carmichael Claimed By Death
Prominent citizen stricken suddenly
     Coming as a shock to the entire county was the death of Judge James F. Carmichael, which occurred Tuesday night. No death that has happened here in a long time will cause more widespread sorrow.
     Judge Carmichael was returning to his home from a business trip to Atlanta when death took him. He had just gotten off the train and was near Capt. Walthall's residence when stricken. He was found in serious condition and was carried to the office of the Jackson Oil Mill while members of the family and medical assistance were summoned. He lived but a short time after being seized by his last illness.
     It is thought apoplexy was the cause of death. The suddenness of the shock nut augments the sorrow of hundreds of friends who knew and loved this splendid gentleman for his spotless character.
     Judge Carmichael had a long and useful career. He was born in Butts county January 10, 1844 and was in his 68th year. He was probably the oldest alumnus of the University of Georgia in this county. He took a literary degree at the State University but studied law while ordinary. While ordinary he served the people for twenty years, and was chairman of the committee that had in charge the building of the present courthouse.
     He was a member of the Presbyterian church and was a deacon in that church at the time of his death. For a number of years he served as superintendent of the Presbyterian Sunday school and left the impress of his religious character upon all those with whom he came in contact.
     In the Civil War he fought for the South as a member of the Thirtieth Georgia regiment. At the time of his death Judge Carmichael was engaged in the real estate and insurance business.
     Judge Carmichael is survived by his wife, who was a Miss Weaver before her marriage, one daughter, Mrs. Agnes Rowland, of Decatur; two sons, Messrs. George and Robert T. Carmichael of Jackson; one brother, Mr. J. W. Carmichael, and one sister, Mrs. J. D. Thaxton, both of this city.
     The funeral took place from the late residence on West Third Street Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock and largely attended. The services were conducted by Rev. James Bradley and Dr. Robert VanDeventer. Beautiful and numerous floral designs were a mute tribute to the esteem in which he was held.
     Interment was in the city cemetery.
     Among those from out-of-town who attended the funeral were: Mr. And Mrs. Ben Carmichael and Mrs. Harris Carmichael of McDonough, Mr. And Mrs. H. R. Rowland, of Decatur, Mrs. Virgil Cook and Miss Kicklighter of Atlanta.

Carmichael, James Gordon
  Butts County Progress June 25, 1915
Mr. J. Gordon Carmichael Dead
The End Came On Sunday Afternoon
Prominent Young Man
Formerly In Business Here Until Health Failed Buried With Masonic Honors Monday Afternoon
     After a period of feeble health extending over several months and a critical illness of only a few days, Mr. J. Gordon Carmichael died in this city Sunday afternoon at 12:30 o'clock. News of his passing caused widespread regret among his friends.
     Mr. Carmichael was 32 years old and belonged to an old and prominent family of the county. He was in business here until his health began to fail. Mr. Carmichael was a Mason and a member of the Methodist church at Englands Chapel. To his friends Mr. Carmichael was true at all times, and his sincerity won and held the esteem of hosts of friends.
     The surviving relatives are his wife, who was Miss Ethel Fletcher before her marriage, a small son; his mother, Mrs. D. N. Carmichael; three sisters, Mrs. J. M. Leach, of Jackson, Mrs. W. F. Malaier, of Atlanta, and Mrs. J. J. Singleton, of California; two brothers, Mr. Slaton Carmichael, of Jackson and Mr. O. S. Carmichael, whose home is in the West. Short funeral services were held at the grave Monday afternoon at 5 o'clock, Rev. Olin King of the Methodist church officiating. Mr. Carmichael was buried with Masonic honors, the members of Jackson and Jenkinsburg lodges having charge of the ceremonies at the grave.

Carmichael, James Harkness
  The Jackson Progress-Argus April 29, 1927
Mr. Carmichael's Body Found At Waterworks.
Former banker and well known business man a suicide victim. According to coroner's report.
     The body of J. H. Carmichael, former president of the Farmers & Merchants Bank and one of the best known business men in Central Georgia, was found in the reservoir of the city waterworks plant early Wednesday morning. His overcoat, watch, spectacles, knife were found by the side of the reservoir by City Engineer
Julian Rooks who summoned assistance. Chief of Police S. T. Thornton and others who went to the scene found the body in twelve feet of water.
     After the body had been recovered Coroner J. A. Burford held an inquest and the jury returned the following verdict: "We the jury find that J. H. Carmichael came to his death by drowning, the same being suicide.
     The tragedy came as a shock to the entire community.
A native and life long resident of Butts county, Mr. Carmichael had long been prominently identified with the business, religious and social progress of the community. He was president of the Farmers and Merchants Bank until its close the past December, and was for many years president of the First National Bank before its merger with the Farmers Bank a few years ago. He was president of the Georgia Wholesale Company, which after the close of the war handled large volumes of government goods. He was also president of Carmichael's Georgia Grocery, operating self service stores in Jackson, Macon, Dublin, Fort Valley and Columbus and was head of J. H. Carmichael & Company, cotton merchants, and of the Carmichael Mallet Company, local department store. Through his banking connections he was also largely interested in farming.
     He served as an alderman of the city of Jackson for several terms. Mr. Carmichael was a prominent Layman of the Baptist church and for a long number of years was superintendent of the First Baptist Sunday school, and had served as moderator of the Kimbell Association for several terms. Outside of his family, the church claimed his chief interest and loyalty. In 1924 he was a delegate to the Democratic national convention in New York City. Mr. Carmichael was loyal and devoted to his friends and was a public spirited, progressive citizen.
     Born October 13, 1865, Mr. Carmichael was in his sixty-second year. He was a son of the late Mr. Carter Carmichael and Mrs. Rosa E. Carmichael, and belonged to a pioneer family of Butts county.
     He is survived by his wife, who before marriage was Miss Maggie McCallum; three sons, F. S. and R. J. Carmichael Jr., of Macon, and J. H. Carmichael, Jr., of Dublin; three daughters, Mrs. George Damour, of Atlanta, Mrs. O.B. Howell and Miss Virginia Carmichael, of Jackson, a brother, R. J. Carmichael, and three sisters, Mrs. W. A. Newton, Mrs. A. F. Whitney and Mrs. L. P. Lester, of Jackson.
     Funeral services will be conducted Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock from the residence. Dr. Robert VanDeventer, his pastor for many years and a warm personal friend, and Rev. W. S. Adams, pastor of the First Baptist church will conduct the services. The pallbearers will be Mr. W. F. Newton, Mr. R. F. Newton, Mr. J. C. Newton, Mr. A. Newton, Mr. A. W. Newton, Mr. Atlee Carmichael, Mr. Bert Kinard and Mr. W. H. Beck, Jr.
     Interment will be in the family lot in the Jackson city cemetery.

Carmichael, James Hugh
Jackson Progress Argus 09 Dec 1937
J. H. Carmichael Died on Wednesday
     The death of Mr. James H. Carmichael, 38 years of age, prominent young business man and connected with a widely know family of this section, occurred at Wednesday afternoon at the home of his mother Mrs. J. H. Carmichael, Sr., on East Third street.
     Mr. Carmichael had been seriously ill for the past several months and suffered from a disease that baffled physicians. Taken ill several months ago while residing in West Point, he was removed to a private sanitarium in Atlanta and later was brought to the home of his mother here. At times his condition was thought to be improved and friends inquired anxiously as to his health.
     Born and reared here, Mr. Carmichael was a son of the late Mr. J. H. Carmichael, one of Butts county's leading merchants, bankers and business men and Mrs. Carmichael. After completing his education he engaged in a business career and at one time was connected with Carmichael-Mallet Company, the Georgia Wholesale Company in its Jackson and Macon offices. He was later connected with Spencer-Buchanan, Inc., and then went with a large whole sale firm in West Point. As a business man he was efficient and thorough and showed a keen insight into business affairs and was a successful accountant.
     He a man of agreeable personality and enjoyed the warm friendship of his associates. He was a member of .the Baptist church and manifested interest in civic affairs.
     Surviving relatives are his wife, the former Miss Robyntine Belcher, of Covington; a daughter, Cleo; his mother, Mrs. J. H. Carmichael, of this city; three sisters, Mrs. George Damour and Mrs. Edward Shropshire both of Atlanta; Mrs. O. B. Howell, of Jackson, and one brother, Mr. R. J. Carmichael, of Macon.
     Funeral services were to be held from the. home Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. E. L. Daniel, pastor of the Presbyterian church and a close friend will conduct the services. Pallbearers will be B. K. Carmichael, L. M. Spencer, T. E. Robison; A. W. Newton, D. P. Settle and D. W. Ham.
     Interment will be in the family lot in the Jackson cemetery.
 
Carmichael, James Macklin (McLean)
  Middle Georgia Argus January 12, 1884
     Through the negligence of our printer, we failed to mention the death of Mr. James Carmichael of Henry on Friday of Christmas and buried in the Presbyterian cemetery of Towaliga in this county, and was in his eighty-first year at the time of his death. We extend our sympathies.

Carmichael, John Bluma
  The Jackson Progress-Argus May 22, 1925
Mr. J. B. Carmichael Summoned By Death.
     Following an illness of short duration, Mr. J. Bluma Carmichael, 48 years of age, passed away Tuesday night at the home of Dr. H. W. Copeland on East Third street. Mr. Carmichael became ill a few days ago and returned to Jackson Saturday. His death came as a shock to hundreds of friends ad relatives. He suffered from a heart trouble it is said.
     Mr. Carmichael was connected with the McCord-Stewart Company as traveling salesman, with headquarters in Troy Ala., was formerly one of the county's best known business men. His business career in Jackson extended over a long period of years, he having successfully been connected with the Pepperton Cotton Mills, Carmichael Buggy Company and Farmers and Merchants Bank. As a business man he possessed keen insight and was a close student of conditions.
     Mr. Carmichael was one of the organizers of the First Farmers Bank and served as cashier until that institution merged with the old First National Bank, now the Farmers and Merchants. Disposing of his banking interests, he invested largely in farm lands and timber and was instrumental in the development of the peach and berry industry in this section.
     He had been connected with an Atlanta wholesale grocery firm for the past year or two and traveled in Alabama, Florida and Georgia, making his headquarters at Troy.
     A son of the late Mr. Andrew Carmichael, Mr. Carmichael spent his boyhood at Molena, moving many years ago to Jackson where he has since resided until two or three years ago. He belonged to a family prominent in the business and social affairs of this section. He made friends easily, being of a jovial nature, and was held in general high esteem. Mr. Carmichael was a member of the Methodist church and a Mason and Shriner.
     He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Annie Ball Carmichael, a daughter, Miss Marion Carmichael, student in the Troy public schools, and an aunt, Mrs. R. B. Harkness, of Jackson. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family.
Funeral services were held Thursday morning at 11 o'clock from the residence of Dr. H. W. Copeland and were conducted by Rev. Augustus Ernest, pastor of the Methodist church. A large concourse of relatives and friends gathered for a final tribute and the high esteem in which the deceased was held was attested by the handsome floral offerings. The pallbearers were Messrs. G. E. Mallet, A. C. Finley, M. P. Lane, Jr., J. G. McDonald, W. H. Dodson and R. P. Newton.
     The body was laid to rest in the Jackson city cemetery.
     Among the out-of-town relatives were Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Sams, Messrs. R. D. and W. W. Sams, of Macon, H. J. and Ed Copeland of McDonough.
     
Carmichael, John Edward
Jackson Progress Argus 15 Nov 1956
J. E. Carmichael, Butts Tax Receiver, Is Buried Monday
     Funeral services for J. Edward Carmichael, 57, Butts county Tax Receiver, were held Monday 3 o'clock at the Jackson Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Wade H. Bell, Jr., pastor the Rev. G. A. Briggs and Rev. Kirk Nesbit, officiating.
     Elected Nov. 6 to another term as Tax Receiver an office, he had held continuously since 1929, death claimed the popular official, Saturday night at his Jackson residence, less than a week after his election. He was nominated in the county primary of April 6 without opposition.
     Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Carmichael Sr., pioneer residents of Jackson, he had been crippled by arthritis since 1940.
     His fight against the disease, began in his junior year of high school and for the past 16 years he had, been confined to his bed and wheel chair.
     He was an elder in the Jackson Presbyterian Church and served for several years as Superintendent and teacher in its Sunday School.
     Despite his affliction, his cheerful nature and uncompromising faith endeared him to all who knew him. His counsel in church matters was continually sought by pastors and fellow members of the Session and, on beautiful Sabbath days, he attended church services in his wheel chair.
     For several years prior to being elected Tax Receiver, he worked with his brother, the late Bert Carmichael, Sr., in the old Carmichael Drug Co.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Nell Rosser Carmichael; one daughter, Miss Erma Jane Carmichael, both of Jackson; three brothers, A. Homer Carmichael and J. R. Carmichael of Atlanta and Victor H. Carmichael of Jackson; two sisters, Mrs. T. J. Dempsey of Watkinsville and Mrs. Ralph Barnwell, Sr. of Atlanta; several nieces and nephews.
     Interment was in the Jackson City Cemetery under the direction of Haisten Funeral Home. Deacons of the Jackson Presbyterian Church served as pallbearers, with the elden served as honorary escort.
     
Carmichael, John Lee
  Butts County Progress December 4, 1908
Death of Infant.
     The eighteen-month old infant of Mr. and Mrs. J. Lee Carmichael died at their home a few miles from the city Thursday. The interment took place Friday. The cause of the infant's death was not learned here. The parents have the sympathy of their many friends in their bereavement.

Carmichael, John Lee
Jackson Progress Argus 23 Dec 1954
J. Lee Carmichael Dies Early Monday Of Heart Attack
     John Lee Carmichael, 82, one of the county's best known citizens, died in Griffin-Spalding Hospital at 8 a. m. Monday as the result of a heart attack. Previous to the fatal illness he had been in his accustomed health.
     Born December 22, 1872, he was the son of Mrs. Elizabeth Patrick Carmichael of Spalding county and Irvin Bailey Carmichael of Butts county, pioneer residents of this area. Throughout a long and serviceable life Mr. Carmichael was active in community affairs. After retirement from active business he had made his home in Jackson for many years. He was a member of the Jackson Presbyterian Church.
     Survivors are his wife, the former Miss Elizabeth Thrasher of Henry county and the couple was to have observed the 58th anniversary of their wedding the day he passed away; two daughters, Mrs. Betty C. Grant of Milner and Mrs. Mary C. Futral of Griffin; five sons, T. D. Carmichael of Cocoa, Fla.; B. B. Carmichael of Miami, Fla.; T. A. and M. W. Carmichael of Jackson and G. L. Carmichael of Boston, Mass.; four sisters, Mrs. S. J. Bailey of Macon and Mrs. Horace Funderburk of Bainbridge; Mrs. Charles Fletcher and Mrs. Frank Peek of Jackson; 14 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
     Funeral services were held at the Jackson Presbyterian Church Tuesday at 2 p. m. The Rev. Wade H. Bell, pastor, and the Rev. G. A. Briggs of the First Baptist Church officiated and burial was in the Jackson cemetery under direction of Peacock & Ball Funeral Home
     The pallbearers were five deacons of the Presbyterian Church, Richard W. Watkins Jr., Calvin Burford, Doyle Jones Jr., Vincent Jones, Wendell McCoy Jr., and the elder, Lovett Fletcher.
   
Carmichael, John Robert
  Butts County Progress February 20, 1908
Funeral Services Over Body Of Mr. Carmichael.
     Funeral services over the body of Mr. J. R. Carmichael were held at the residence at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon.
     Rev. James Bradley, pastor of the Presbyterian church, of which Mr. Carmichael was one of the strongest pillars, conducted the services. The pall bearers were Messrs. L. M. Crawford, Lee Smith, J. H. McKibben, H. L. Daughtry, S. O. Ham and J. T. Fletcher.
     In what deep and general affection Mr. Carmichael was held the large number of friends present at the service and the number of floral offerings bore beautiful testimony. The casket was laden with roses, carnations, violets, hyacinths and the earliest spring blossoms.
     In their bereavement, the family have the sympathy of the entire county.
     The following lines are extracted from a letter written by Mr. J. R. Carmichael previous to his death and which he desired published:
"My loving devoted wife and my loving and devoted children:
As to my estate including life insurance, after paying all my debts, it will be worth about $70,000. See recent statement made by Bradstreet & Dunn.
Keep Victor in college and continue my policy to Sister Mary.
In my early school days, I came near drowning twice. From my experience then, I think it is an easy way to die. Hence, you will find, if I am not thwarted in my design, my body in McCord's mill pond, near the dam.
Please keep the original, but have a copy published in each of the Jackson papers, and one copy to the Atlanta Journal, to be published before a false statement can go out to the public."
On the door of the First National Bank, Mr. Carmichael requested, also, that the following in his own hand-writing be posted.
   "2-13, 1908
The affairs of the bank are in good condition.
Depositors and stockholders need not be uneasy.
We have some past-due notes due the bank, but knowing the people as I do, I don't think there will be as much as $500 which will not be paid."
J. R. Carmichael, Pres.
Paste this on the front door of the bank.
 
The Jackson Argus February 21 1908
Mr. J. R. Carmichael laid to rest.
     The funeral services of Mr. J. R. Carmichael were conducted at his late residence last Saturday afternoon by Dr. James Bradley, of the Presbyterian church, of which Mr. Carmichael was a leading member. A very large number of friends were present to pay the last sad tribute to the memory of one they esteemed so highly one they loved and trusted. Beautiful passages of Scripture were read by Dr. Bradley and prayer offered by Dr. VanDeventer, of the Baptist church. The music offered by the quartette was most appropriate and touching. The floral tributes from large firms in the city, also from loved ones and friends were unusually beautiful. The casket was borne by close friends, S. O. Ham, R. L. Daughtry, J. B. Settle, J. T. Fletcher, E. L. Smith and L. M. Crawford.
     Although we will see him no more on earth, the people of the city and county where he has spent his life will carry with them always sweetest memories of his love, kindness and charity to his fellow-man, his upright dealings with all. His going away has touched the tenderest chord in the hearts of the people, and expressions of deepest, truest sympathy go to his sorely bereaved and stricken family. Our city and county has sustained an irreparable loss.

The Jackson Argus March 6, 1908
In Memory of Mr. J. R. Carmichael.
By Capt. W. F. Smith.
     We cannot realize how much we love our friends until we loose them.
     When the young men dashed up to my home on Friday morning, pursuing some men they thought might be responsible for the absence of J. R. Carmichael, I was horrified at the news they brought me.
     Then when I heard he had been found in McCord's mill pond, it all opened up in my mind. I could see the heroic struggle of the young man in building up the Carmichael buggy business; the untiring mental and physical struggle in building that extensive fertilizer business, and then the banking business. Then came that electric light and water works business, followed by misunderstanding and misrepresentation. The last brought the writer into closer touch and confidence with him.
     I had a franchise to light Jackson; granted when Charlie Beauchamp was Mayor, and was gradually working to accomplish the installation. J. R. Carmichael, in his noble, manly way, explained to me that the entire population of Jackson should share in the benefits of that franchise. I agreed with him and made no protest. He said "We will install the plant; you go ahead on the river, and when you get power generated by water, you can furnish current cheaper than we can make it, and we will then take power from you."
     That he was working for the best interest of Jackson there is not a shadow of doubt, but there was a conflict of interests, a conflict of opinion, and just at that point is where his Christ-like character was most manifest.
     J. R. Carmichael was one of the few men who could turn the other cheek when smitten. Too Christ-like to blow off in profanity, too Christ-like to stain his hand in the other fellow's blood, he brooded over hard criticism, his mind weakened under the strain, and there was a giving away in the mental equilibrium. To his more impulsive friends who would say, "You are a fool or you would fight," he would reply. "No, I had rather be dead than to be a murderer."
     J. R. Carmichael, when tried by every rule of life, was a Christian gentleman.
     If a person is a Christian when his mind is dethroned, he is not accountable for his acts after. He did what his mental condition prompted him to believe was his Christian duty.
     Oh, that awful, dreary, dismal night! That night he went into the garden of Gethsemane! "Father, ____ , let this cup pass; nether the less, Thy will be done."
     In that long, weary, dismal, walk he bore his errors to Calvary.
     No doubt when he turned his last gaze upon Jackson he felt as Christ did when He wept over Jerusalem.
     Forgiving all mankind, loving all mankind, he died as he had lived.
     I would help build a monument to his memory.
Flovilla, Ga., Feb. 21, 1908.

Carmichael, John Robert, Jr.
Jackson Progress Argus 02 Mar 1994
     John Robert Carmichael Jr. died Fri., Feb. 25, at Westbury Medical Care Home in Jackson.
     Funeral services were held Mon., Feb. 28, in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home.
     He was born March 29, 1901 in Jackson, son of John Robert Carmichael and Rosa Ann Elizabeth Kinard Carmichael.
     Mr. Carmichael graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1925 where as a co-op student he started working for the Georgia Power Company, beginning a relationship of over 70 years with the company.
     In World War II he served in the U. S. Navy on Guam, reaching the rank of Lieutenant Commander.
     He returned to Georgia Power in Atlanta in 1945 and became Director of Purchasing, retiring in 1966.
     Mr. Carmichael married Norma Lucy Keyes on June 16, 1934, with a long and happy marriage until her death in 1987. After his retirement, Mr. and Mrs. Carmichael moved from Atlanta to Jackson and restored the 1897 Queen Anne Victorian home where Mr. Carmichael was born. It was their pleasure to use it for family and friends and to show it to visitors and students from everywhere, including the head of the Carmichael clan from Scotland.
     He had a lifelong interest in the Presbyterian church, especially working with youth. He was a life-elder at the North Avenue Presbyterian Church in Atlanta and was a principal founder of the Shallowford Presbyterian Church in DeKalb County where a chapel is named in his honor. He served as an elder in the Jackson Presbyterian Church.
     Mr. Carmichael was instrumental in the re-organization of the Butts County Historical Society where he served as chairman of the board from 1986-1990, and later as Emeritus.
     He was a former member of the Atlanta downtown Kiwanis and upon moving back to Jackson became a member of the Jackson Kiwanis Club. He had perfect attendance for many years prior to his illness.
     Survivors include many nieces and nephews; great-nieces and great-nephews; and great great nephews.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Carmichael, John William
Jackson Progress Argus 26 Apr 1995
     John William Carmichael of Conyers died March 30 at his residence.
     Funeral services were held Monday, April 3, at St. Pius Catholic Church in Conyers. Interment was in the Jackson City Cemetery. Master Carmichael, age four, was born in Rockdale County.
     Survivors include parents, William L. and Rita Carmichael; brother, Matthew Carmichael; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Carmichael Sr. of Cherry Log and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gosselin, Sr. of Newport, VT; great grandparents, Ruth Carmichael of Coca, FL and Lucienne Ricard of Newport, VT; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
     Donations in memory of John William may be made to Egleston Children's Hospital, Development Office, 1405 Clifton Rd., NE, Atlanta 30322.

Carmichael, Joseph Andrew
  The Jackson Progress-Argus August 20 1915
Mr. J. A. Carmichael Dies At Molena Home.
     Mr. and Mrs. Bluma Carmichael have the sympathy of their hosts of friends in the death of Mr. Carmichael's brother, Mr. J. A. Carmichael, which occurred Friday morning of last week at 7 o'clock at his home in Molena.
     Death was due to heart failure and came without warning and while in bed. Mr. Carmichael was 52 years old and a leading citizen of his community. He is survived by four children and an only brother, Mr. J. B. Carmichael, of this city.
     The funeral was held Saturday morning at 11 0'clock at Molena.

Carmichael, Joseph Andrews
  Butts County Progress May 7, 1915
Mr. J. A. Carmichael Passes To His Reward.
     After a lingering illness extending over a period of several months, Mr. J. A. Carmichael passed away Tuesday afternoon at the home of his son. Mr. J. Bluma Carmichael, in this city. Mr. Carmichael had attained the age of seventy-nine and was unusually energetic for one who had reached that maturity. He fought bravely to overcome his last illness, yet when found death inevitable, he yielded gently to the final summons.
     He was a veteran of the War Between the States, having joined the Second Georgia Cavalry in Rome in 1863 at the age of 29.
     Short funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon by Rev. Olin King at fellowship cemetery, where members of his immediate family are buried.
     Mr. Carmichael is survived by two sons, Mr. J. B. Carmichael of this city, and Mr. Joe Carmichael, of Molena; one sister, Mrs. R. B. Harkness, who is now the only the only surviving child of the family.
     Among out-of-town people coming to the funeral were: Mr. Walter Sams, of Sylvester. Messrs. Andrew and Rufus Sams, of Macon, Messrs. B. B, Carmichael and Harvey Carmichael and Mr. and Mrs. Green Copeland, all of McDonough.

Carmichael, Joseph Wilson
  The Jackson Progress-Argus August 29, 1924
Mr. J. W. Carmichael Summoned By Death.
     Many Butts county friends and relatives were saddened at the passing of Mr. J. W. Carmichael at his home in Atlanta Saturday afternoon. He had not been well for sometime, though his death came as a shock to the family and hosts of friends.
     Mr. Carmichael was a life long resident of Butts county until about five years ago when he moved to Atlanta where he has since resided. He was formerly engaged in the manufacture of buggies in Jackson being connected with the Carmichael Buggy Company. He was a man of sterling integrity and was held in high esteem by all who knew him. He belonged to the well known Carmichael family that has played such an important part in the development and progress of Butts county. Mr. Carmichael was a member of the Presbyterian church and a Royal Arch Mason. He was a Confederate veteran and was 76 years of age.
     The body was brought to Jackson Monday morning and carried to his home on North Mulberry street, now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Willis. The services were conducted by Dr. M. McN. McKay, of Atlanta, his former pasture. Many beautiful floral tributes attested the esteem in which he was held. The pallbearers were Messrs. E. P. Nichols, J. R. Thurston, J. P. Maddox, J. L. Lyons, J. T. Fletcher, T. A. Nutt. Interment was in the Jackson city cemetery.
     Mr. Carmichael is survived by his wife, who was a Miss Roberts before marriage; one daughter, Mrs. O. Lee Chesnutt, of Atlanta; a son, Mr. W. R. Carmichael, of Cincinnati, Ohio; two grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. D. J. Thaxton, of Ocala, Fla.

Carmichael, John Andrews
  The Jackson Argus March 24, 1899
Mr. John Carmichael Dead.
     Mr. John Carmichael, eldest son of Mrs. R. E. Carmichael, died at his home near Waco, Texas a few days ago from pneumonia,
     His remains were brought to Jackson on Wednesday and interred here.
     The deceased was well known in Jackson as a warm-hearted young man and much sorrow is expressed at his death. He leaves a wife and several small children, and many relatives here to whom we extend our hearty sympathies in this hour of sad bereavement.

Carmichael, John Andrew
  The Jackson Progress-Argus January 11, 1918
Mr. J. A. Carmichael Passed Away Sunday
Death occurred in Atlanta following a stroke of paralysis
     The death of Mr. John Carmichael, age 72, occurred in Atlanta Sunday night. He suffered a stroke of paralysis Friday, this being the immediate cause of death.
Mr. Carmichael was a native of Butts county and was a member of a well known and prominent family of this section. He had recently resided in the West, returning to Georgia several months ago and has spent the past few weeks in Butts. He was a man of many splendid traits of character and his death came as a shock to the family and a wide circle of friends.
     Mr. Carmichael is survived by an only daughter, Mrs. Eunice Agnew, and two grandchildren, of Atlanta; one sister, Mrs. R. B. Harkness, of this county.
     The body was brought to Jackson Thursday morning and the funeral was held at 10 o'clock, Rev. England conducting the services. Interment was in the city cemetery.

Carmichael, John Brown
  Middle Georgia Argus June 17, 1890
In Memoriam
Fellowship Church, June 1, 1890.
Whereas, God, whom we worship and adore, and we acknowledge just and supreme, has seen fit in the wise dispensation of His providence to remove from the cares and trials of life, from the church and our brotherhood, one of the oldest, yet strongest, standard bearers of Christ in our midst, Bro. John B. Carmichael; therefore, be it:
Resolved, first, That while we bow with humble resignation to God's will, knowing that He doeth all things well, we see a chair in our midst vacated, ever ready to assist in the upbuilding of his church and the cause of Christ, earnest and persistent in putting down sin and worldliness and setting up truth, honor and Christian virtues; one whose life from early youth was spent in God's vineyard, one whose death was the consummation of the rich fruits of a life well spent.
Resolved, second, That in his death we feel a great loss in our working force, but knowing that the labors of the good are abundantly rewarded, we feel that his spirit is today pinioned among the hosts of Heaven where there is no more sorrow, pain and death, where it may quaff the limpid waters of life flowing from beneath the throne of God, where sun of eternal life is never clouded and the harp strings of eternal praise and thanksgiving are ever tuned.
Resolved, third, That we tender our poor comfort, our sympathy, to the bereaved ones; that a copy of these resolutions be sent his wife; that they be recorded upon the minutes of the church, and printed in The Middle Georgia Argus.
J. C. Woodward, E. L. Phillips, H. M. Fletcher. Committee.

Carmichael, Johnie
  Middle Georgia Argus May 11, 1890
Another Good Citizen Passes Away.
     On Thursday at 4 o'clock p.m. the spirit of "Uncle Johnie" Carmichael took its everlasting flight to that bourne from which no traveler returns. He had been sick but a few days with neuralgia of the stomach.
     It is useless of us to speak of Mr. Carmichael's many good traits, as he was well known and loved far and near. He had long been a leader in Fellowship Presbyterian church and was never known to miss a church meeting, when able to attend. He was especially attentive to the sick in his neighborhood, and never failed to perform an act of charity, when such was demanded. If he had lived a short while longer, he would have been seventy-nine years of age.

Carmichael, Julia Doris Nutt
Jackson Progress Argus 26 Mar 1964
Mrs. Carmichael Buried Friday At Jackson Rites
     Mrs. Victor H. Carmichael, Sr., one of Jackson's most widely known women, succumbed early Thursday morning, March 19, at Sylvan Grove Hospital following an illness and hospitalization of approximately two weeks.
     Born June 14, 1897 in Butts County, Mrs. Carmichael, the former Miss Doris Nutt, was the daughter of William Prentice Nutt and Mrs. Annie Lee Ham Nutt. Mrs. Carmichael was a member of the Jackson Presbyterian Church and a charter member of the Jackson Garden Club.
     Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at four o'clock from the Jackson Presbyterian Church with the pastor, Rev. Jerry Tabler, officiating, assisted by Rev. Kirk Nesbit, of Atlanta, a former pastor. Burial was in the Jackson City Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mrs. Carmichael is survived by her husband, Victor H Carmichael, Sr., former Jackson Postmaster; a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy C. Mitchell, Mammoth Lake, Calif.; a son, Victor H. Carmichael, Jr., of Apple Valley, Calif.; one sister, Mrs. E. D. Tolleson, Orlando, Fla.; four grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers were Wendell McCoy, Sr., D. P. Settle, Elwood Robison, Sr., Julian Turner, Duvall Patrick, Lovett Fletcher, Otis Ball, and Levi Ball.
OUT OF TOWN FRIENDS AT RITES MRS. CARMICHAEL
     Among the out of town friends and relatives attending funeral services for Mrs. Victor H. Carmichael Sr. at the Jackson Presbyterian Church on Friday afternoon, March 20th, were:
Mrs. R. W. Barnwell, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Carmichael, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Carmichael, Mr. and Mrs. Broadus Carmichael, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Kontz, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Dempsey, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Joiner, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Carmichael, Mrs. Sylvia Carmichael.
Mrs. E. D. Tolleson, Mrs. Hugh Groover, Mrs. Billy Turner, Mrs. Frances Halzclaw, Mr. and Mrs. Hampton Daughtry, Mr. Jimmie Watts, Mr. Ben Carmichael, Mrs. Robert 1. Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. Julian Turner, Mrs. Helen Clapper and son, Mr. Charles Barnwell, Mr. Harry W. Ball, Miss Lisa Ball, Mrs. J. H. Walker Jr., Mrs. Joe Persons, Mrs. Sam Smith Jr., Rev. and Mrs. Kirk Nesbit.
                         
Carmichael, Kenneth
  The Jackson Progress-Argus September 10, 1920
Kenneth Carmichael Died In Atlanta On Tuesday.
     The death of little Kenneth Carmichael, the year and a half old son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Carmichael occurred Tuesday at their home in Atlanta.
Kenneth was a beautiful baby and was the idol of his fond parents and older brothers. Mr. and Mrs. Carmichael resided here until last year, when they moved to Atlanta, and have hosts of friends who sympathize with them in the loss of their little boy.
     The body was brought to Jackson Wednesday afternoon and short funeral services were held at the grave. Dr. McKay of the Presbyterian church officiating. Interment was in the Jackson Cemetery.

Carmichael, Lucy E. Benton
Jackson Progress-Argus 13 Dec 1935
Funeral Services Held for Mrs. Lucy E. Carmichael
     Funeral services for Mrs. Lucy E. Carmichael whose death occurred in Atlanta Sunday were held in Atlanta Tuesday morning by Rev. Frank *** and interment was in the Jackson cemetery. Mrs. Carmichael, widow of the late Mr. J. A. Carmichael, was born and reared in Jackson and was the former Miss Lucy Benton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Benton, pioneer residents of Jackson. The family had made home in Atlanta for some time.
     Mrs. Carmichael is survived by a daughter, Mrs. R. A. Agnew, three sisters, Mrs. C. B. Harkness, Mrs ****; and Mrs. M. G. Barfield.

Carmichael, Lucy Estelle Gibbs
  The Jackson Progress-Argus August 6, 1926
Death Has Called To Mrs. L. E. Carmichael.
     In the death of Mrs. Lucy Estelle Carmichael, which occurred Saturday morning at 3:45 o'clock, the community lost one of its oldest and most widely beloved women. She had been in declining health for several weeks and death was due to the infirmities of old age.
     Mrs. Carmichael was born July 4, 1846 in Hamilton, Harris county, Georgia, the daughter of Dr. C. C. Gibbs. She recently celebrated her eighty-sixth birthday. As a young lady she attended the LaGrange Female Collage, of which institution she was a graduate, and was converted while a student. She became a member of the Hamilton Baptist church in 1857. She had a long and ripe Christian experience. Together with the late Mrs. Respess and Mrs. Mary Ham she organized the first missionary society in Jackson and was the first president.
     She was the widow of the late Dr. W. Carmichael and the family moved to Jackson in 1882. She became a member of the Baptist church here and had been a devoted member for the forty-four years. As long as her health permitted she took an active interest in church and religious affairs. Mrs. Carmichael was truly a Daughter of the Old South and was widely beloved for her many traits of character. Her passing brings deep sorrow to a large number of friends.
     She is survived by one son, Mr. C. P. Carmichael, well known druggist of Monroe, Ga.; one granddaughter, Miss Sara Carmichael; one sister, Mrs. Mary Willingham, of Altus, Ark.
     Funeral services were held from the First Baptist church Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock and were conducted by her pastor, Rec. Walter S. Adams, assisted by Rev. Augustus Ernest, of the Methodist church. Lofty tributes to her noble Christian character were paid in impressive talks. Attesting the high esteem in which she was held were the lovely floral offerings.
     The pallbearers were Messrs. R. J. Carmichael, Victor Carmichael, Bert Carmichael, Pitts McKibben, H. R. Slayton, Van Fletcher. Interment was in the family lot in the Jackson cemetery.

Carmichael, Magdeline (Maggie) E. McCallum
Jackson Progress-Argus, July 14, 1949.
Funeral Rites Held Sunday for Mrs. J. H. Carmichael.
     Mrs. J. H. Carmichael, 78 years of age, died at her home early Saturday after an illness of several months. She had been in feeble health for sometime and several months ago suffered a broken hip in a fall and did not recover from the injury.
     Member of one of the county's oldest families, she was born Miss Maggie McCallum, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. H. McCallum. She spent her entire life in the county and was a loyal member of the First Baptist church and active in all its affairs. She was the widow of J. H. Carmichael, prominent banker and business leader.
     Survivors are one son, R. J. Carmichael of Macon; two daughters, Mrs. George Damour and Mrs. O. B . Howell, Jackson; four grandchildren, Rosalyn Shropshire of Atlanta; James C. Howell of Augusta; Cleo Carmichael of Covington; and Katherine Carmichael of Macon; two great-grandchildren, Michael Howell and O. B. Howell Jr. of Augusta; two sisters, Mrs. S. B. Kinard of Jackson and Mrs. J. M. Kinard of Baxley; several nieces and nephews.
     Funeral services were held at the home Sunday afternoon at 3:30 and Rev. Gaither A. Briggs, her pastor, officiated. Burial was in the family lot on the Jackson cemetery. The Thornton Funeral Home directed arrangements.
     The music was under the direction of Mrs. J. C. Newton of Atlanta and favorite hymns were sung. Beautiful; floral offering attested the affection of relative, friends and organizations.
     Pallbearers were B. K. Carmichael, G. E. Mallet, R. P. Newton, P. H. Weaver, Howard Jolly, A. R. Willingham of Macon, L. C. Webb, Bill Sasser, Truman Holland.

Carmichael, Margaret Thyle
Jackson Progress Argus 01 Oct 1986
     Margaret Thyle Carmichael of Las Vegas, Nev., died Sept. 18 in a Las Vegas hospital.
     The funeral was held Sept. 20 in Las Vegas with burial in a local memorial park.
Survivors include her husband, Victor Carmichael, a native of Jackson and son of the
city's former postmaster, Victor Carmichael Sr.

Carmichael, Marion Walter
Jackson Progress-Argus 22 Feb 1935
Rev. M. W. Carmichael Dies in Abbieville, Ga.
     Relatives and friends here were sorry to learn of the death of Rev. Marion Walter Carmichael, prominent Methodist minister, which occurred Wednesday morning at his home in Abbieville, Ga. He had not been in robust health since last fall and last week contracted pneumonia, which was the immediate cause of death.
     Mr. Carmichael was born and reared in Butts county, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Carmichael, pioneer residents of the county. He attended school at Oxford and had been a minister for several years and served churches in various parts of the state. Last fall he was assigned to the Abbieville church.
     Surviving Mr. Carmichael are his wife, the former Miss Annie Hammock; a daughter, Miss Loraine Carmichael, and a son, Walter; two brothers, Mr. J. L. Carmichael, of Jackson, and Mr. T. M. Carmichael, of Griffin; four sisters, Mrs. S. J. Bailey, of Macon; Mrs. C. W. Fletcher, of Jenkinsburg; Mrs. H. B. Funderburk, of Bainbridge, and Mrs. F. S. Peck, of Bolingbroke.
     Funeral services were held at Abbieville Thursday morning and interment was at Blakely.

Carmichael, Mary Ann Andrews
  The Jackson Argus August 6, 1896
Mrs. Mary Carmichael Dead.
     After many years of useful life this woman has gone to live among the inhabitants of a better world. At the time of her death which occurred Sunday afternoon at her home in the western part of the county, she was about seventy-five or eighty years of age, having the greater part of this time been a member of the Presbyterian church. She was a Christian whose daily life exemplified the genuineness of the good old time religion.
     She was the widow of old uncle Jno. B. Carmichael now deceased and the mother of Mr. D. N. Carmichael. Her beautiful Christ like life will rest and remain after her as a sweet benediction to those who came under her influence.

Carmichael, Mary Anne
Jackson Progress-Argus 15 June 1939
Bright Little Girl Called By Brief Illness
     The death of Mary Anne Carmichael, four-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Edward Carmichael, which occurred early Wednesday at the Eggleston Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, came as a shock to a host of friends.
     The little girl, a general favorite with all her friends, became critically ill Sunday and on Monday was taken to the Atlanta hospital for treatment. There her condition became steadily worse until her suffering was ended by death.
     Born January 19, 1935, Mary Anne was a sweet and attractive child and her brief life bad brought sunshine and happiness to the family and a wide circle of friends. Always delicate, in infancy it was only by a miracle of medical science that her life was spared. She was a member of the Presbyterian church and Sunday school and attended all services regularly, and brought childish enthusiasm to the work. In the recent Vacation Bible School at the Baptist Church she was one of the most faithful pupils and gave further evidence of her interest in religious activities.
     Surviving relatives are her parents; a sister, Irma Jane, aged nine months; her grandmother, Mrs. J. R. Carmichael; grandparents, Mr, and Mrs. T. H. Rosser, all of Jackson.
     Funeral services were held at the home of Mrs. J. R. Carmichael Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Rev. E. L. Daniel, pastor of the Presbyterian church and close friend of the family, conducted the impressive rites. Pallbearers were W. O. Ball, H. M. Fletcher, J. W. O'Neal and Dr. R. L Hammond. The Presbyterian church Sunday school, Woman's Auxiliary and relatives and friends showed their esteem for the widely beloved child by handsome floral offerings.
     Burial was in the family lot in the Jackson cemetery, with Thornton Funeral Homes in charge of arrangements.

Carmichael, Mary Elizabeth Booten
Jackson Progress Argus 09 Feb 1978
Thursday Rites Were Held For Mrs. Carmichael
     Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Booten Carmichael, 70, of 502 East College Street, Jackson, died early Wednesday morning at the Georgia Baptist Hospital in Atlanta. She had been admitted the previous Friday after suffering an apparent heart attack.
     Mrs. Carmichael was born in Henry County, daughter of the late Samuel P. Hooten and the late Mary Bostwick Hooten. She graduated from the Georgia State College for Women in Milledgeville and taught in public schools of Woodbury, Monticello, Sparta and Jackson. She retired. several year ago after teaching 29 years.
     She was a member of the Jackson Presbyterian Church where she had served as a Deacon.
     Survivors include her husband, T. A. Carmichael, Sr.; one daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Carmichael Jones, of Atlanta; a son, Tommy A. Carmichael, Jr., of Jackson; two granddaughters, Mary Elizabeth Carmichael and Michelle Carmichael, both of Jackson; a sister, Mrs. Frances Townley, of Atlanta; many nieces and nephews.
     Funeral services were conducted Thursday after- noon, February 2nd, at 3:00 o'clock in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with \the Rev. David Beville, pastor of the Jackson Presbyterian Church and Rev. Walter Styles, a former pastor, officiating. Interment was in Jackson City Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge.
     Pallbearers were Harry Ridgeway, Lou Moelchert, E. M. McCord, Neal Kilby, Walter Carmichael, Ray Chestnut.
     Honorary pallbearers were officers of Jackson Presbyterian Church.

Carmichael, Mary N. Watkins
Jackson Progress Argus 28 Oct 1937
Beloved Woman Is Claimed By Death
     A host of friends was saddened by the death of Mrs. D. N. Carmichael, 84 years of age, one of Jackson's oldest and most widely beloved women, which occurred at 7:30 Thursday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. M. Leach on Second street. III for the past several days, her condition had been critical and members of the family were at the bedside when the end came.
     Mrs. Carmichael had spent a long and useful life in Butts county and was universally admired for her bright and sunny disposition, her interest in young people and her devotion and loyalty to her family and friends. She was connected with one of the county's old families, having been a daughter of Porter Watkins and Mrs. Sarah Nancy Perteet Watkins. The former Miss Mollie Watkins, she was the widow of the late Mr. D. N. Carmichael, one of the county's prominent residents. For a long period of years the family have resided in Jackson.
     Mrs. Carmichael was a devoted member of the Methodist church and as long as her health permitted showed keen interest in religious activities. She was interested in other organizations and retained a bright outlook on life through her association with young people. She was a generous friend and neighbor and through all the years kept the warm friendship of her associates.
     Surviving Mrs. Carmichael are three daughters, Mrs. J. M. Leach and Mrs. W. F. MaLaier, both of Jackson; Mrs. Ruby Carmichael Singleton; of Washington, D. C.; several grandchildren, including David Leach, of Griffin; Lewis Leach, of Albany; Mrs. Hughlon Thornton, of Palatka, Fla.; Mrs. Raymond Carmichael, of Cincinnati; D. N. Carmichael, Jr. and Slaton Carmichael, Jr., of Atlanta; Hughlon Thornton, Jr., of Palatka, is a great-grandson. She is also survived by a brother, Mr. B. F. Watkins, of Brownsville, Texas
     Funeral, services were held from the home of Mrs. Leach Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. A. E. Barton, pastor of the Methodist church, conducted the services and was assisted by Rev. R. B. Harrison, of the Baptist church and Rev. E. L. Daniel, of the Presbyterian church. Many friends and relatives gathered for a last tribute to this beloved woman and expressed their love in the beautiful floral tributes. The pallbearers were R. J. Carmichael, G. D. Head, B. K. Carmichael, J. L. Lyons, W. H. Watkins and J. C. Newton.
     Interment was in the Jackson! city cemetery beside her husband.

Carmichael, Mattie Ophelia
  The Jackson Argus September 24, 1896
     The many friends of Miss Mattie Carmichael are very much grieved to hear of her sad death which occurred at her home at Oak Grove on Sunday the 30th inst.

Carmichael, Nancy Fannin
  The Jackson Argus January 21, 1897
Mrs. Nancy Carmichael.
     The death of Mrs. Nancy Carmichael, which occurred at her home near McDonough last week is sad intelligence to many people in this county. Mrs. Carmichael was quite old. She was the widow of "Uncle" Jimmie Carmichael who died about fifteen years ago.

Carmichael, Nancy Jane Weaver
  The Jackson Progress-Argus June 1, 1928
Mrs. J. F. Carmichael Is Summoned By Death.
     Funeral services for Mrs. James F. Carmichael, aged 76, who died in Milledgeville Sunday, were held at the Jackson cemetery Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, with Rev. Julian Warner of the Presbyterian church officiating. Interment was in the Jackson cemetery.
     Mrs. Carmichael, widow of the late Judge James F. Carmichael, who served as ordinary of Butts county for a long period of years had many friends here who were grieved to learn of her passing. She was Miss Nannie Weaver, member of a prominent Butts county family before her marriage and was a member of the Presbyterian church. Following the death of Judge Carmichael several years ago Mrs. Carmichael had resided in Decatur with her children.
     She is survived by six grandchildren, Misses Mary, Frances, Zachary and Rowland and Sanders Rowland Jr., and Robert Carmichael, Jr., all of Decatur. The late Mr. George Carmichael and Mr. Robert were sons and Mrs. Agnes Rowland, of Decatur was a daughter. She is also survived by a sister, Mrs. J. R. Hammond, of Jackson.

Carmichael, Nell Rosser
Jackson Progress Argus 10 Feb 1982
     Mrs. Nell Rosser Carmichael, 75, of 153 Dempsey Ave., Jackson died Saturday morning at the Westbury :Medical Care Home in Jenkinsburg after a lengthy illness.
     She was born October 16, 1906 in Henry County, daughter of the late Thomas H. Rosser and Mrs. Gussie Thrasher Rosser.
She was the widow of J. Edward Carmichael, former Butts County Tax Receiver.
     Mrs. Carmichael retired in 1972 as Butts County Tax Receiver, an office she held since 1956, succeeding her late husband in that position. She was a member of the Jackson Presbyterian Church, where she served as an Elder and Sunday School teacher for a number of years. She was also a member of the Cherokee Garden Club.
     Survivors include a daughter, Miss Jane Carmichael of Jackson; one sister, Mrs. Erma Hollingsworth of Jackson; two aunts, Mrs. R. A. Rainer of McDonough and Mrs. Leo Shaw of McDonough; brother-in-law J. R. Carmichael of Jackson.
     Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home. The Rev. Ed' Ayers officiated and interment was in the Jackson City cemetery.
     Pallbearers were Tommy Carmichael, Billy Leverette, Maurice Carmichael, Rogers Starr, Vincent Jones, Marshall Moser Richard Watkins and Andy Rainer.
     Sherrell Funeral Home iis in charge of arrangements.

Carmichael, Norma Lucy Keyes
Jackson Progress Argus 18 Mar 1987
     Norma Lucy Keyes Carmichael of 149 McDonough Road, Jackson, died Saturday afternoon following several weeks of declining health:
     The funeral was held Monday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with the Revs. Kirk Nesbit, Leslie Holmes, and Jap Keith officiating. Burial was in the Jackson cemetery.
     Mrs. Carmichael was the daughter of the late Omar Dow Keyes and Maude Garrett Keyes. She was a member of the Jackson Presbyterian Church and a former member of the North Avenue Presbyterian Church in Atlanta where she and her husband were advisers for young people. They were also Charter Members Extraordinary of the Shallowford Presbyterian Church.
     Survivors include her husband, John Robert Carmichael; sisters, Julia Keyes of Atlanta, Mary Miller of Hemet, Calif., and Evelyn Keyes of Los Angeles, Calif.; a brother, Sam Keyes of Corona del Mar, Calif.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Carmichael, Oscar
  Middle Georgia Argus February 12, 1889
     The dead body of Oscar Carmichael, the negro convict who murdered his guard, Mr. Jason Gresham on November 20, last, was found near McDonough on Wednesday. It was lying a short distance from his mother's in the woods, where it is supposed he fell after being wounded by his pursuers and had been partially devoured by dogs and buzzards. Gresham's watch and pistol was with him.

Carmichael, Ralph Bryans
  The Jackson Argus November 8, 1894
A Sad Death
     On Friday evening last death claimed the sweet little three year old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Carmichael. Ralph was attacked with that dreaded disease diphtheria about a week before his death. Of course the presence of this disease always alarms, but he seemed to be doing well and hopes of his recovery were entertained to within a few moments of his departure from earth to heaven. The funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon from the Presbyterian church by Rev. Mr. Pharr assisted by Rev. G. W. Gardner, after which his little body was laid to rest in our village cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Carmichael have the profound sympathy of the entire community in this sore and sad bereavement.
A Friend.

Carmichael, Robert Carter
  The Middle Georgia Argus May 12, 1881
Sudden Death
     It becomes our painful duty to announce the sudden death of our most highly esteemed and dearly beloved fellow citizens, Mr. Carter Carmichael which occurred in Jackson on Saturday evening last, at about 2 o'clock. Mr. Carmichael had rode into town and dismounted from his horse, near Mr. Duke's store, and while closing his umbrella, fell backwards and expired with out uttering a word.
     His death is supposed to have been caused by dropsy of the heart.
     His death is universally lamented as he was highly esteemed by all who knew him.

Middle Georgia Argus June 16, 1881
In Memoriam
To the Officers and Members of St. John's Lodge, No. 45, F. A. M.
     We the undersigned committee having been requested to draft Resolutions expressive of the feelings of the Lodge in regard to the death of our worshipful master R, C. Carmichael, submit the following:
     Died in Jackson, Butts county, Ga., on the 7th day of May last, our esteemed brother and worshipful master R. C. Carmichael in the 48th year of his life.
     Death is at all times and under all circumstances attended with sadness, but the suddenness with which it removed our Brother made it peculiarly trying. Leaving the bosom of his family in seemingly improved health, in a moment he fell dead in the street at Jackson, without a moments premonition, or even time to bid the friends looking at him, farewell, or to give any directions to his family as to his business.
     He was modest and reserved in his manners; candid and truthful in his word, always meaning just what he said, chaste in his language, never indulging in light or trivial conversation or anything mean or vulgar; in his dealings he was the very sole of honor; seeming to strangers a little cold in his disposition, yet those who knew him well found in him a warm, pure and faithful heart. In every relation of life he was a True Man, True Son, true citizen, true friend, true father and true husband.
Therefore Resolved,
1st. This lodge in the death of our Worshipful master has lost one of its most prompt, faithful and efficient members, society one of its most useful citizens and we commend his example to the remaining members of our Lodge, and especially his industrious, energetic and honest life to the young men of our common country.
2nd. We tender our sympathies to his surrounding family, for which he was such an ample provider, and to which he was so much devoted, and assure them we shall never forget the peculiar obligations resting upon us in regard to them.
3rd. These Resolutions to be spread upon our minutes and The Middle Georgia Argus be requested to publish them in one of its issues and a copy be sent to the family.
This June 9th 1881
M. V. McKibben, J. J. Easton, D. J. McMichael, Committee
Adapted by order of the Lodge.
H. O. Benton.

Carmichael, Robert Joseph
Jackson Progress Argus 06 Oct 1966
R. J. Carmichael, Business Leader, Passes Tuesday
     Mr. Robert Joseph Carmichael, 90, retired Jackson business leader and one of Butts County's most widely known citizens, died early Tuesday morning at his residence in Atlanta, 1957 Brookview Drive, following a period of declining health.
     Born in Butts County of influential lineage, Mr. Carmichael was the son of Mr. Robert Carter Carmichael and Mrs. Rose Harkness Carmichael, both natives of Butts County. For more than 60 years Mr. Carmichael was in the mercantile and hardware business in Jackson until his retirement a few years ago when he sold the hardware store bearing his name. For most of his lifetime Mr. Carmichael took a prominent role in the affairs of the First Baptist Church of which he was a member.
     Active in civic affairs, Mr. Carmichael was a past president of the Jackson Kiwanis Club. He served several terms on the City Council and was one of the principal advocates for the white way lighting system in the downtown area.
     Graveside services will be conducted Thursday morning at 11 o'clock in the Jackson City Cemetery with the Rev. A. E. Barton, former pastor of the Jackson Methodist Church, and Rev. Robert L. Thompson, pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiating.
     Mr. Carmichael is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Truman E. Holland of Atlanta; one son, Atlee S. Carmichael of Portland, Oregon; three grandchildren.
Carmichael, Robert Joseph
Jackson Progress Argus 10 Mar 1982
     Funeral services for Robert Joseph Carmichael of 1183 Georgia Avenu, Macon, were held Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock in Christ Episcopal Church with the Rev. Theodore Weatherly officiating. Interment was in Rose Hill cemetery under the direction of Hart's Mortuary.
     Mr. Carmichael, a native of Jackson, had lived in Macon since 1920. He attended Georgia Tech and was the retired manager of Georgia Groceries and retired president of Central Sash and Door Co.
     He also served as director of the Trust Company Bank of Middle Georgia for as years and was a former member of the vestry of Christ Episcopal Church He was treasurer of the Appleton Church Home
     Survivors include two sisters and two brothers-in-law.

Carmichael, Robert Thompson
  The Jackson Progress-Argus December 17, 1915
R. T. Carmichael Auto Victim Near Indian Springs.
Killed instantly Thursday morning.
     While returning from a business trip to Macon and Forsyth, Robert T. Carmichael, aged 35, an insurance man of this city, was instantly killed at an early hour Thursday morning when the automobile in which he was riding turned over near Indian Springs.
     Mr. Carmichael was a passenger in Mr. Mack Goodwin's car. Between Indian Springs and the camp ground the car met a wagon and had to turn out to avoid a collision and the automobile after skidding for some distance turned over, pinning Mr. Carmichael beneath it. His skill was fractured and death was supposed to have been instantaneous.
     Mr. Goodwin escaped unhurt, the wind shield holding the car off his body until he could extricate himself and summon aid. The accident caused a great shock. Mr. Carmichael, the second son of Judge Jas. Carmichael, is survived by his wife and small son, his mother, one brother, Mr. George Carmichael, and one sister, Mrs. H. S. Rowland of Decatur.
     The funeral will be held Friday.

The Jackson Progress-Argus December 24, 1915
Mr. Carmichael's funeral held here on Friday.
     The funeral of Mr. Robert T. Carmichael, whose death occurred last Thursday morning as the result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident near Indian Springs, was held from the residence of Mrs. James F. Carmichael at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon. Dr. Robert VanDeventer of the First Baptist church assisted by Rev. Isaac Miller of the Presbyterian church, conducted the services. Many beautiful floral offerings were sent by friends and admirers.
     The remains were taken to Atlanta Saturday morning and the body was laid to rest in Oakland cemetery.
     The unfortunate death of Mr. Carmichael has evoked many expressions of sincere regret and the stricken family have the tender sympathy of the entire community. So far as known the accident was unavoidable.
     Mr. Carmichael was well and favorably known in insurance circles. He had been district agent of the National Life of Verment and had produced much business for the company. It is stated that Mr. Carmichael had about $6000 insurance on his life.

Carmichael, Rosalyn
Jackson Record Jan 11 1907
     Little Rosalyn, year and half old baby of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Carmichael died Sunday p. m. of Membraneous Croupe, was buried Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
          
Carmichael, Rosannah Elizabeth Harkness
  The Jackson Progress-Argus December 11, 1925
Mrs. Rose Carmichael Passed Away Monday
     In the death of Mrs. Rose E. Carmichael, which occurred at her home on East Third Street Monday afternoon at __ o'clock, Jackson lost one of its oldest and most widely beloved women. She had been ill for only a few weeks, suffering painful injuries in a fall several days ago. Complications developed and for several days her condition had been critical. While her passing did not come as a surprise, it brought sincere regret to hundreds of friends here and elsewhere over the state.
     Mrs. Carmichael, who was born June 24, 1842, recently observed her eighty-third birthday. She was a daughter of the late Judge James W. Harkness and Mrs. Elizabeth (Boyd) Harkness, her mother being from Opelika Ala. Her mother died a good many years ago and Judge Harkness in 1902. Judge Harkness was one of Butts county's leading citizens, the family having been residents of the county since its creation. Her family had been prominently identified with progress and growth of the county for generations. Mrs. Carmichael's husband, Mr. Carter Carmichael, preceded her to the grave some forty-four years. An only sister, Mrs. Mary Ann McKibben died several years ago.
     Through 83 years of age, Mrs. Carmichael never grew old, retaining to the last her interest in young people and her friends. She became a member of Jackson Baptist church when sixteen years old and for sixty-eight years had been a faithful, loyal and devoted member. As the oldest member of this church she manifested deep and abiding interest in the spiritual and material well being of the church and until her last illness was a regular attendant at all services. Her going is a distinct loss to the church.
     Her home life was beautiful, manifesting at all times an intense devotion for her children and family. She was a steadfast, loyal friend and many are those who can testify to her kindness and generosity. She possessed those high qualities of character, of gentleness and tenderness and sweetness that endeared her to her associates. Living over nearly a century, she was truly a daughter of the Old South. The community suffered a great loss in her death. In her were combined all the qualities of noble Christian womanhood.
     She lived to see all her children take a prominent and leading part in the business and social progress of the county. The sons are Mr. James H. Carmichael, president of the Farmers & Merchants Bank, head of the Carmichael-Mallet Company, head of the Georgia Wholesale Company and interested in various business enterprises; Mr. R. J. Carmichael, well known hardware merchant and business man of this city; her daughters are Mrs. W. A. Newton, of Jackson, Mrs. A. F. Whitney, of Center Hill, Fla., Mrs. L. P. Lester, of Jackson. She is also survived by a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
     Funeral services were held at the First Baptist church Wednesday morning at 10:30 o'clock. The church was filled with relatives and friends saddened with grief at the death if this good woman. The services were conducted by her former pastor, Dr. Robert VanDeventer, of Newport News, Va., assisted by Rev. Augustus Ernest, pastor of the Methodist church. Dr. VanDeventer paid a lofty and tender tribute to the deceased speaking of her church and home life, her devotion to her family and friends, of her kindness of heart and her great love of the kingdom of God. It was a personal tribute to the virtues and character of a friend, and touched deeply the large congregation. The love and admiration of relatives and friends was attested by the lovely floral offerings.
     The pallbearers were the grandsons, Messrs. F. S. Carmichael, J. H. Carmichael, Jr., Joe Carmichael, Atlee Carmichael, R, P. Newton, J. C. Newton, W. P. Newton, A. W. Newton, and Aris Newton. The honorary pallbearers were Messrs. H. O. Ball, G. E. Mallet, O. A. Pound, J. D. Jones, E. L. Smith, Dr. H. W. Copland, Z. T. Buttrill, C. T. Beauchamp, H. W. Turner, J. H. McKibben, H. L. Daughtry, D. G. McMichael. The deacons of the First Baptist church acted as an honorary escort, and were Messrs. R. N. Etheridge, C, W. Buchanan, J. R. Thurston, S. S. Copeland, L. P. McKibben, T. A. Nutt. The body was laid to rest in the family lot in the Jackson city cemetery.
 
Carmichael, Rose Ann Elizabeth Kinard
  Jackson Progress Argus July 16, 1953
Death Comes To Mrs. Carmichael In Jackson House
     Mrs. Rose A. Carmichael, one of the county's widely beloved women and one of its oldest residents, died at her home in Jackson, shortly after noon Thursday July 9. She had been gravely ill for several days. A period of ill health dated more than a year and resulted from a fall and complications.
     As Rose Ann Elizabeth Kinard, daughter of the late Barney C. Kinard and Prudence Vickers Kinard, she was born November 14, 1865 and observed her 87th birthday the past fall. She descended from pioneer families of Towaliga district and Butts County.
     On Feb. 14, 1884 she married the late J. R. Carmichael, banker and carriage manufacturer, and made her home in Jackson for a long period of years. She was a member of the Jackson Presbyterian Church and interested in all its programs and activities. Her deep religious faith was a source of comfort and strength in her daily living.
     The core of a devoted family circle, Mrs. Carmichael found pleasure in her children and grandchildren, Service to others brought her solid satisfaction and she retained the youthful outlook in her concern and welfare for young people. Vibrant living kept her young in spirit in spite of the passing years.
     Survivors are four sons and three daughters; A. Homer Carmichael, Atlanta broker; Mrs. T. J. Dempsey, of Watkinsville; Victor H. Carmichael, postmaster of Jackson; John Edward Carmichael, Butts County Tax Receiver, John R. Carmichael, purchasing agent of Georgia Power Company in Atlanta; Mrs. Ralph W. Barnwell of Atlanta; Mrs. E. Stanley McNiece of Dallas, Texas; one sister, Mrs. Walter P. Thaxton of Jackson; one brother J. M. Kinard of Baxley, several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
     Funeral services were held at the residence Friday at 4 P. M. The Rev. Wade H. Bell, pastor of the Jackson Presbyterian Church and Dr. R. MacFerrin Crows, pastor of the North Avenue Presbyterian Church in Atlanta officiated.
     The pallbearers were grandsons, Joe Joyner of Atlanta, James Joyner of Charleston, N. C., Hugh Dempsey of Griffin, Willingham Carmichael, Broadus Carmichael and Bob Carmichael of Atlanta, Bert Carmichael of Jackson.
     Burial was in the family lot in the Jenkinsburg cemetery under the direction of Peacock & Ball Funeral Home.

Carmichael, Ruth
The Jackson Argus January 10, 1908
Death, Claims a Sweet Little Girl.
     Inexpressible sadness spread over the city Monday morning when the sad words were spoken that Ruth Carmichael had passed away. It was hard to realize that the bright little
 girl, so well known and so great a favorite, had gone from among us never to return. She had been ill about ten days with typhoid fever, and although the best medical skill and the most careful nursing was given, the disease made rapid inroads and the life soon went out. The sudden and almost unexpected blow has crushed the hearts of her loved ones, who have the sympathy of the entire city in their sad bereavement. To add to their grief, Helen, the little daughter just younger than Ruth, was dangerously ill of the same disease
     And could not be told of the death of her sister, whom she loved so dearly. Every precaution was taken that she might not know, although she was continually asking about her. Quietly the white casket was borne by the pallbearers across the street to the Baptist church, where she had been a member, and where she had from babyhood been a regular attendant at Sunday school, and placed near the chancel, surrounded by a wealth of white flowers. The service were conducted by Rev. Parry Lee, of Macon, who spoke most comforting words to the sorrowing ones.
     Mr. F. S. Etheridge, Superintendent of the Sunday school, paid a beautiful tribute to her memory, speaking of her faithfulness, her willingness and her cheerfulness in the Lord's work. She was president of the Sunbeams, who were present in body. The pupils of the Public School were also present to pay the last sad tribute to her memory, she was a member of the eighth grade. It was a sad scene when the casket was carried to the cemetery to be laid away until the resurrection morn. So young, so bright, so full of life! But who can question the wisdom of the Heavenly Father, who does all these things in love?
     The pall-bearers were : Parks Newton, Homer Carmichael, Pitts McKibben, Joe Wall, Oscar Willis, Jas. Etheridge.
The Butts County Progress January 9, 1908
Typhoid Ends Bright Life Of Young Miss Carmichael.
     Miss Ruth Carmichael is dead died on January 6th, exactly one year since the death of her sister, little Roselyn. This was the sad news that spread over Jackson early Monday morning, and it cast a gloom over the entire city.
     She was attacked by typhoid fever, two weeks ago, and for several days she was so low as to excite the gravest fears.
     The deceased was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Carmichael, prominent citizens of Jackson.
     She was about fifteen years of age, lovely in person, attractive in all those graces that beautify and adorn young girlhood. Her vivacity, intelligence, sweet disposition and high character drew about her, wherever she went, warm friends, who are deeply mourning her untimely death.
     By this decree of Providence a happy home is bereft of an idolized member, and made desolate.
     The hearts of the doting parents and loving brothers and sisters are wrung with grief at the loss of "the idol of the household," and her many friends have shed the sympathetic tear over her early grave.
     This brief tribute would be incomplete without stating that Ruth was a young girl whom to "know was to love." Ever bright and cheerful she was the light of her home. The circle in which she moved was brightened by her presence.
     "The closing of her life was as the falling of a curtain shutting out the light, but as softly folding in its shadows her fading form."
     Funeral services were held at the Baptist church Tuesday afternoon and interment took place in the Jackson cemetery.

Carmichael, Sarah
Macon Telegraph August 4, 1896
Death of an Aged Lady
     Mrs. Sarah Carmichael died at her home, in Butts county, yesterday at the advanced age of 83 years, after suffering a ling time. She was a most estimable lady and all who knew her loved her. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Leach left today to attend her funeral, at the family burying ground.

Carmichael, Sarah C (Sallie)
  Butts County Progress July 21, 1911
Miss Sallie Carmichael Dead After Long Illness
     Miss Sallie Carmichael died Monday afternoon at 5 o'clock at her home near Jackson, after an illness of four months. A complication of diseases was the cause of death.
     Miss Carmichael is survived by three brothers, Messrs. D. N. and Bailey Carmichael, of Jackson, Andrew Carmichael, of Molena, one sister, Mrs. R. B. Harkness.
     The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at Fellowship, Rev. James Bradley, pastor of the Jackson Presbyterian church, conducting the services.

Carmichael, Slaton Joseph
  The Jackson Progress-Argus October 10, 1924
Mr. S. J. Carmichael Dies In New Orleans
Popular young Jackson business man stricken while on trip. Funeral held Tuesday afternoon.
     Coming as a profound shock and bringing sincere regret to hosts of friends was the death of Mr. Slaton J. Carmichael, prominent young Jackson business man, which occurred in New Orleans Saturday night. He was at the home of a friend when the end came, having become ill only two or three days before he expired. Mr. Carmichael was in New Orleans on business for the Georgia Wholesale Company with which firm he was connected.
     Death was attributed to heart trouble and other complications. He had suffered from asthma for some time.
     Mr. Carmichael was born and reared and educated in Jackson and belonged to a family prominent in the business and social life of Butts county. He attended the Jackson school and entered business here. During the war he served in the army and upon his discharge he entered business in Jackson. For the past several months Mr. Carmichael has been connected with the Georgia Wholesale Company and made his headquarters in Atlanta.
     He was held in general high esteem by his friends and business associates and was regarded as a successful business man. Mr. Carmichael was a member of the First Baptist church of Jackson and was a son of the late Mr. D. N. Carmichael and Mrs. Carmichael. He was popular with all who knew him and his passing has caused sorrow to a large circle of friends.
     The body was brought to Jackson Tuesday and funeral services were held from the First Baptist church at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. The pastor, Rev. J. S. Hartsfield, assisted by Rev. Henry H. Jones, of the Methodist church, conducted the services. Mr. Hartsfield paid the deceased a tender tribute. Many friends and relatives were present as a final tribute and lovely floral offerings attested the esteem in which he was held. A quartette, Mr. R. F. Sassnett, Rev. Henry H. Jones, Mrs. J. S. Hartsfield, Mrs. S. H. Thornton, sang "Lead Kindly Light, and "Abide With Me." The pallbearers were W. M. Settle, O. N. Brownlee, G. B. Carreaker, T. A. Nutt, L. M. Spencer, V. H. Carmichael. Interment was in the family lot in the Jackson city cemetery.
     Mr. Carmichael is survived by his wife, who was Miss Mamie Minter, a small son; his mother, Mrs. D. N. Carmichael; three sisters, Mrs. J. M. Leach, of Jackson, Mrs. W. F. Malaier, of Atlanta, Mrs. Ruby Singleton, of Silverton, Colo.; a brother, Obe Carmichael, of California, and a sister-in-law, Mrs. Gordon Carmichael, of East Point.

Carmichael, Sylvia Lyons
Jackson Progress Argus 08 Nov 1989
     Sylvia Lyons Carmichael, 92, of Atlanta died Friday at Nurse Care where she was residing.
     Graveside services were held Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. in the Lyons family lot of the Jackson cemetery. The Rev. Bert K. Carmichael III officiated.
     Mrs. Carmichael was born in Butts County, daughter of John Robert Lyons and Myrtis Peavy Lyons. She was employed by the Georgia State Department of Veterans Service for more than 20 years and was a member of the Jackson Presbyterian Church.
     Survivors include two sons, Robert L. Carmichael of Columbus and Bert K Carmichael Jr. of Atlanta; five grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; several nephews and nieces.
     Haisten Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Carmichael, Thomas Mortimer
Jackson Progress-Argus 20 Mar 1941
T. M. Carmichael Dies in Griffin
     The death of Mr. Thomas Mortimer Carmichael, 69 years of age, former resident of Butts county, occurred Friday afternoon at his home in Griffin. He had been sick for several months.
     Born and reared in Butts county, he was a son of the late Mr. I. B. Carmichael and his wife, Mrs. Betty Patrick Carmichael, members of pioneer Butts county families. A former successful farmer here, he had resided in Griffin since 1930 and held the position of city sanitary inspector. He was a member of the First Presbyterian church in Griffin.
     Survivors include his wife, the former Miss Lorena Hall; one daughter, Miss Cecil Carmichael; four sisters, Mrs. S. J. Bailey of Macon; Mrs. C. W. Fletcher of Jackson; Mrs. H. B. Funderburk of Bainbridge and Mrs. F. S. Peek of Juliette; a brother, J. Lee Carmichael of Jackson.
     Funeral services were held in Griffin Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock with the Rev. Fulton Q. Lytle, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, officiating. Pallbearers were Whit Simonton, R. A. Drake, C. W. McElroy, S B. Wallace, Clifford Futral, J. A. Burnett, P. H. Randall and J. G. Cunningham.
     Burial was in Oak Hill cemetery in Griffin.

Carmichael, Thrasher David
Jackson Progress Argus 14 Mar 1984
     Thrasher David "Shorty" Carmichael, 84, of Cocoa, Fla. and Hiawassee, Ga., died March 4 in Florida.
     Mr. Carmichael was a native of Butts County, son of. the late Lee Carmichael and Elizabeth Thrasher Carmichael. He was a retired mechanic.
     Survivors include his wife, Ruth Cole Carmichael, formerly of Butts County; sons, David Carmichael of Denver, Colo. and Bill Carmichael of Cherry Log, Ga.; brothers, Aldine Carmichael and Maurice Carmichael, both of Jackson; sister, Mary Futral of Griffin; five grandchildren.
     Services were held March 7 at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Wylie-Baxley Funeral Home in Rockledge, Fla. A Masonic burial service was held at the cemetery in Rockledge.

Carmichael, Thrasher David, Jr.
Jackson Progress Argus 24 May 1989
     Thrasher David Carmichael Jr., 53 (?), of Aurora, Colo., died May l4.
     The funeral and burial were held Thursday, May 18, in Cocoa, Fla.
     Mr. Carmichael, a native of Cocoa, had lived in Aurora since 1974. He was a retired master sergeant in the Air Force and was a member of the Methodist Church and the Masons.
     Survivors include his wife Novie Carmichael; sons, T. D. Carmichael III and James Carmichael, both of Aurora, Colo.; daughter, Ruth Carmichael of San Francisco, Calif.; brother, William L. Carmichael of Cherry Log, Ga., a former school teacher in Jackson; uncle, M. W. Carmichael of Jackson.
     Wylie-Baxley Rockledge Funeral Home in Rockledge, Fla., was in charge of arrangements.

Carmichael, Tom Kingman
Jackson Progress Argus 26 Sep 1968
Bizarre Mishap Claims Life of Tom Carmichael
     In an accident so bizarre and tragic that it stunned the entire community, Tom Kingman Carmichael, 17, of Jackson, was electrocuted early Sunday morning when he stepped from his car onto which a live wire had fallen the result of an automobile
accident which severed a power pole. The tragedy occurred shortly after midnight Saturday between Forsyth and Indian Springs on Georgia Route 42 about a quarter mile South of the Hilltop Medical Care Home.
     Mr. Carmichael and his date, Suzi Fletcher, a student at Jackson High School and winner last Wednesday night of the Miss Industry beauty pageant title, were
driving from Forsyth toward Jackson and Indian Springs when the mishap occurred. According to reports from the Monroe County Sheriff's Department and investigating officers of the Georgia State Patrol, a car had left the road, striking and knocking down energized lines across the pavement. The Jackson couple stopped with Mr. Carmichael being electrocuted when he stepped from his car. Death was believed to have been instantaneous. Miss Fletcher was uninjured as she jumped safely from the car.
     An ambulance from Jackson was sent to the scene and brought the body of Mr. Carmichael to Sylvan Grove Hospital where he was pronounced dead by a Jackson physician. The spectacular accident caused traffic to be halted for more than an hour
while power from the downed lines was being cut off. Despite the lateness of the hour, the accident attracted a large number of spectators as well as motorists who had to wait for the highway to be cleared.
     Mr. Carmichael was born in Jackson on November 23rd, 1950, the son of Bert. K. Carmichael Jr. of Atlanta and Mrs. Margaret S. Drake of Jackson. He was a 1968 graduate of Jackson High School and had enrolled at Gordon Military College for the Fall semester. He was a member of the Jackson Methodist Church and was held in high esteem by the community.
     Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at four o'clock from the Jackson Methodist Church with Rev. Ray Dunahoo, pastor, and Rev. David R. Black, pastor the Jackson- Fellowship Presbyterian Churches, officiating. Interment was in the Jackson City Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Carmichael is survived by his parents, Mrs. Margaret S. Drake of Jackson and Bert K. Carmichael Jr., of Atlanta; a brother, Captain Bert K. Carmichael III of Fort Lee, Va., a Chaplain in the U. S. Army; a sister, Miss Mary Claire (Kiki ) Carmichael of Jackson; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Silas of Jacksonville, Fla., grandmother, Mrs. B. K. Carmichael Sr. of Atlanta.
     Active pallbearers were Jim Loftis, Charles Fountain, Jed Jinks, Jimmy White, Allen Byars, and Ed Martin.
     Honorary pallbearers were Seabie Maddox, Donnie Pelt, Chuck Pulliam, Kent Tabb, Hugh Bond, Joe Brown Jr., Tommy Glidewell, Tommy Raney, and Johnny Carter. An honorary escort Tom Gordon Military College also attended funeral services.

Carmichael, Victor Hugh, Sr.
Jackson Progress Argus 30 Sep 1965
V. H. Carmichael Died Friday; Rites Sunday .
     Funeral services for Mr. Victor Hugh Carmichael, Sr., 76, one of Butts County's most prominent and highly esteemed citizen were held Sunday afternoon at three o'clock from the Jackson Presbyterian Church with interment in the Jackson City Cemetery.
     Rev. Jerry L. Tabler, pastor of the Jackson and Fellowship Presbyterian Churches, conducted the services, assisted by the Rev. Kirk Nesbit, former pastor of the two churches, and Bert Carmichael III, a divinity student and grand nephew of Mr. Carmichael. Haisten Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Carmichael died early Friday morning at Sylvan Grove Hospital following an illness of less than a year. He had been in critical condition for several weeks with his death not unexpected.
     Member of a prominent and influential family, Mr. Carmichael was son of the late Mr. John Robert Carmichael, Sr. and Mrs. Rosa Ann E. Kinard Carmichael. Upon completion of his schooling locally, Mr. Carmichael attended the University of Georgia and Washington and Lee. For a long number of years Mr. Carmichael was affiliated with his brothers in operation of Carmichael Drug Company which, at the corner of Mulberry and Third Streets, was a familiar landmark in Jackson for a generation. Mr. Carmichael was a retired postmaster of the Jackson Post Office, receiving his appointment from the late Congressman Emmett Owen of Griffin. Mr. Carmichael succeeded the late Miss Bessie Waldrop as post-master and served from December 1, 1935 until his retirement on February 28, 1959.
     He operation of Carmichael Drug Company which, at the corner of Mulberry and Third Streets, was a familiar landmark in Jackson for a generation. Mr. Carmichael was a retired postmaster of the Jackson Post Office, receiving his appointment from the late Congressman Emmett Owen of Griffin. Mr. Carmichael succeeded the late Miss Bessie Waldrop as postmaster and served from December 1, 1935 until his retirement on February 28, 1959.
     In civic affairs Mr. Carmichael was a charter member of the Jackson Kiwanis Club and remained active until declining health curtailed his activities. A Veteran of World War I, Mr. Carmichael was a faithful member and elder of the Jackson Presbyterian Church. He was married to the former Miss Doris Nutt who preceded him in death in March 1964.
     Surviving Mr. Carmichael are one daughter, Mrs. Dorothy C. Mitchell, Mammoth Lake, California; one son, Victor Hugh Carmichael, Jr., Apple Valley, California; two sisters, Mrs. T. J. Dempsey of Watkinsville and Mrs. Ralph Barnwell Sr. of Atlantic Beach, Florida; one brother, J. R. Carmichael of Atlanta; four grandsons; several nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers were Marlin Spencer, J. W. O'Neal, Otis Ball, T. E. Robison Sr., Duvall Patrick, Gene Drake, Lovett Fletcher, and Levi Ball.

Carmichael, Wendell Harlan
Jackson Progress Argus 1963
Former Jackson Resident Dies in Seattle, Wash.
     Mr. Wendell H. Carmichael, 48, of Seattle, Washington, former Jackson resident, died suddenly June 22nd in Seattle from a heart attack. Mr. Carmichael was a radar supervisor for United Airlines. Burial was in Eugene, Oregon.
     Mr. Carmichael was the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joe Carmichael who resided on Mulberry Street. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Carmichael, also lived in Jackson where his mother, the former Miss Ida Barbour, of Oregon, gave private voice and piano lessons at her home. The family moved from Jackson in 1919, going to Decatur. In 1921 they moved to Cincinnati where his mother now lives.
     Mr. Carmichael is survived by his wife, Mrs. Wendell H. Carmichael of Seattle, Washington; mother, Mrs. Raymond Carmichael, Cincinnati, Ohio; and brother, Richard Carmichael, Daytona Ohio.

Carmichael, Willis Raymond
Jackson Progress-Argus 29 July 1937
W. R. Carmichael Passes in Atlanta
     The death of Raymond Carmichael, former resident of Jackson for many years, occurred Friday night at his home in Atlanta. He had been in declining health for more than a year and recently his condition had been grave.
     Mr. Carmichael was born and reared in Jackson. He was a son of the late Joe W. Carmichael and Mrs. Belle Roberts Carmichael, among the county's best known citizens. After completing his education Mr. Carmichael was connected with the Carmichael Buggy Company, large wholesale firm of this city. When the manufacture of buggies no longer proved profitable, owing to the spread of automobiles, Mr. Carmichael left Jackson and made his home in Atlanta and later in Cincinnati. From the latter city he returned to Atlanta some time ago and had been residing with his sister, Mrs. O. L. Chestnut, for several months preceding his death.
     Connected with families prominent and well known in this section, Mr. Carmichael had many friends in his boyhood home. He was active as a business man and his personality enabled him to make friends easily. While a resident of Jackson he was a member of the Presbyterian church.
     He is survived by his wife and three sons, Dr. Raymond M. Carmichael, Wendell H. Carmichael and Richard Carmichael, all of Cincinnati; one sister, Mrs. O. Lee Chestnut, of Atlanta. His parents died several years ago.
     Funeral services were held at the graveside in Greenwood cemetery Sunday afternoon at 2 :30, with Rev. W. H. LaPrade officiating.

Carmichael, Wilson Lumpkin
  The Jackson Argus November 8, 1901
     We All Weep. Because Death Has Taken Dr. W. L. Carmichael From Our Midst.
Jackson weeps and will not be comforted. One of her best beloved, and highly respected citizens is no more. The places that knew Dr. W. L. Carmichael will know him no more, and the people who loved him, and were proud to number him among their friends, in sorrow bow their heads to the will of Him who can do no wrong.
     Dr. Carmichael's death was totally unexpected, and came like a thunderbolt from a clear sky. Although his health had not been so good for some months, he was feeling considerable better the past few weeks, and only Wednesday afternoon remarked to the editor of The Argus "If I continue to improve for a few more days as I have improved the last few weeks, I will be as well as I ever was in my life."
     When his daughter, Miss Minnie, went to call him, Thursday morning, she could not arouse him; discovering that he was cold, she became alarmed, fearing he was dead, and telephoned to the store for his son, Clifford. When his son arrived he saw that his father had been dead for three or four hours, and immediately phoned for Mr. J. M. Leach, that the body might be embalmed and prepared for burial. His death was from heart failure, and he had evidently died peacefully, without a struggle or pain.
     Dr. Carmichael was a lovable character honest, pure, good, sweet and there was not a man, woman or child in Jackson who did not love and respect him. He was born in Chambers county, Ala., and was in his 67th year at the time of his death. He came to Butts county when quite a young lad, and was virtually raised here. He spent all his life in Butts, Pike and Monroe counties, and went to the war from Pike county, serving honorably and with valor the cause of the Confederacy. He was an enthusiastic old veteran to the day of his death, and a dear lover of Southern history and traditions.
     In 1882 he started his present drug business in Jackson and has been here ever since a valuable, useful citizen and a consecrated, active Christian. He was reared a Presbyterian, but when he married changed his membership to the Baptist church, of which body he has been a pillar, and which he loved with a devotion second only to that with which he served his God and maintained his family. No man has been more useful to hid day and generation in his sphere t6han Dr. w. L. Carmichael, and the editor of The Argus can bear testimony to the warm welcome, active help he gave all newcomers, and to his zeal and energy in all efforts for the good of his town and people.
     His funeral exercises will be conducted at the Baptist church this (Friday) morning at 11 o'clock, Rev. Dr. W. A. Nelson officiating. The pall-bearers, will be from Camp Barnett, as follows: J. H. McCallum, J. O. Beauchamp, L. J. Ball, John O'Rear, C. H. Thornton and C. S. Maddox. The veterans will attend in a body as a special escort.
     He leaves a wife and two children (Clifford and Miss Minnie) to survive his loss, and to these The Argus joins the entire community in extending its tenderest sympathy. We are all bereaved; we all weep over his bier. Peace to his noble ashes.
                         
The Jackson Argus November 15, 1901
     The funeral of Dr. W. L. Carmichael (whose death was announced in last Friday's Argus) last Friday, was one of the largest, most impressive ever held in Jackson. The church was crowded by relatives and near friends; then his old Confederate comrades were out in full force; then his fellow-members of the Baptist church, and then the citizens at large each vying with the other to honor his memory. No more popular, highly-respected, beloved man ever lived in Jackson, and the entire community turned out to do him honor. Dr. W. A. Nelson paid a touching tribute to his sterling character and sweet nature, during which there was scarcely a dry eye in the house. With Dr. Carmichael's were buried the love and confidence of the entire community in which he had lived so many years.
     What higher eulogy could be paid mortal man? What more eloquent epitaph could be inscribed than "All the people mourn his death?"

Carnegie, Andrew
  The Jackson Progress-Argus August 15 1919
Andrew Carnegie Called To Reward
Second richest man in America died Monday. Gave away millions to education and charity
Lenox, Mass., Aug. 11.
     Andrew Carnegie, iron master and philanthropist, died today at his great mansion overlooking a lake in the beautiful Berkshire Hills, where he sought seclusion when bodily infirmities overtook him and his mind was saddened by the entrance of his country into the world war.
     Although he had been in feeble health for more than two years his final illness was brief, a matter of days. A severe cold developed quickly into bronchial pneumonia.
     Mr. Carnegie, who was a native of Scotland, was in his 84th year at the time of his death.
     Although he had given away $350,000,000 up to June 1, 1915, Mr. Carnegie was one of America's richest men. Several years ago he declared it was a disgrace to die so rich and he set about to give away his money at a rate unheard of before. For the past several years he had given away more than $20,000,000 a year or at the rate of $50,000 a day. He established libraries throughout the United States and gave to charitable and educational institutions.
     He is survived by his wife and a daughter, Mrs. Roswell Miller.

Carpenter, Dan D.
Jackson Progress Argus 15 Aug 1957
Dan D. Carpenter, Former Resident, Kills Self in Macon
     Dan D. Carpenter, 44, of M-6 Pendleton Homes, Macon, former game warden in Butts county, took his own life Sunday afternoon with a 22 caliber pistol shot in the temple while riding in the front seat of a taxicab in Macon.
     C. W. Corbett, driver of the taxi, said he picked Carpenter up at his home and drove him to a restaurant on Broadway which he recently rented and was planning to open for business. Carpenter went next door to a service station and borrowed a pistol.
     Corbett said Carpenter then told him to drive him home and while en route told him he was going to shoot himself. Corbett said he asked Carpenter "to think it over" before shooting himself.
     The taxi had just turned off Houston Avenue when he placed the pistol to his temple and pulled the trigger. Mrs. Carpenter was visiting in Jackson at the time of the act.
     The owner of the pistol said that Carpenter has borrowed it Saturday to shoot a dog that had been injured by a car, after which be returned it. The pistol owner reported that Carpenter said his other dog had been hit by an auto and he wanted to kill it.
     Acting Coroner Adam Greene called an inquest for 10:30 a. m. Monday.
     Funeral services for Carpenter were held Tuesday afternoon at the Rebecca Baptist Church in Milan. Interment was in the church cemetery.
     Survivors included his wife, two daughters, Mrs. Elaine Gazaway, Rome; Miss Patricia Carpenter, Macon; one son, Emory D. Carpenter, U. S. Army, Ft. Sill, Okla., parents, three sisters and five brothers. Hart's Mortuary was in charge of arrangements.

Carpenter, Jacquelyn "Jackie" Tiller
Jackson Progress Argus 07 May 1970
Mrs. Carpenter Passes At Macon Saturday
     Mrs. Jacquelyn "Jackie" Tillery Carpenter, 35, 1625 Randall Road, Macon, died Saturday night in Macon Hospital following an illness of seven weeks, five of which were spent in the hospital.
     Mrs. Carpenter was born in Butts County on September 15, 1934, the daughter of Mrs. Elsie Tillery and the late Mr. James E. Tillery. She was a graduate of Jackson High School and was employed at Warner Robins until ill health forced her retirement. She attended Grace Baptist Church in Macon.
     Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at one o'clock at Crest Lawn Memorial Chapel with Rev. Jim Stalling officiating. Interment was in Pepperton Cemetery at 3:30 with Rev. Don Folsom officiating.
     Mrs. Carpenter is survived by a daughter, Miss Candy Carpenter of Macon; four sons, Danny Carpenter, Mark Carpenter, Chris Carpenter and Jeffery Carpenter, all of Macon; mother Mrs. Elsie Turner Tillery of Jackson; a brother, Harry James "Scotty" Tillery of Macon.
Carr, Cassandra M.
Jackson Progress Argus 03 Jul 1991
     Ms. Cassandra M. Carr, 22, of Flovilla died Sunday, June 30, at Henry General Hospital in Stockbridge.
     Ms. Carr was the daughter of Elizabeth Carr Scotts.
     Funeral services will be announced later by Trimier Funeral Home in Jackson.

Jackson Progress Argus 17 Jul 1991
     Ms. Cassandra M. Carr, 22, of Flovilla died June 30.
     Funeral services were conducted Friday, July 5, at Towaliga County, Line Baptist Church, with the Rev. E. P. Collier officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
     Survivors included her son, Donzel McDowell; mother, Elizabeth Carr Scotts; stepfather, Robert Scotts; dear friend, Anthony McDowell; and several aunts and uncles.
     Trimier Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Carr, Charles Edwin
Jackson Progress Argus, April 19, 1945.
Charles Carr, Coast Guard, Lost in Action
Parents of Jackson Boy Notified of Death in Explosion January 29 While Serving in Pacific.
     Charles Edwin Carr, 21, United States Coast Guard, was killed in an explosion of his ship, the USS Serpens, while serving in the Pacific January 29, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph W. Carr, have been notified by the commandant of the U. S. Coast Guard, Washington, D. C.
     He had previously been reported as missing in action. The parents and friends had hoped that favorable news would be received but this was dispelled last week with the official announcement of his death.
     Seaman, second class, Carr entered the service August 8, 1943 and was first stationed at St. Augustine, Fla., Atlantic City, New York, Silver Springs, Md., and then at Alameda, Calif., where he embarked for duty in the Pacific. For a time he served in New Caledonia. The location of the ship at the time the vessel was torpedoed by the enemy has not been disclosed.
     Born in Jackson November 10, 1924. Mr. Carr was a graduate of the Jackson high school and a popular member of his class. A member of the First Baptist church, he was a talented singer and his services were much in demand on occasions where music was required. New of his loss in the line of duty comes as a painful blow to a large circle of friends, who extend to the family sincere sympathy.
     In addition to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph W. Carr, Sr., he is survived by a brother, 1st Lieut. Ralph W. Carr, Jr., with the American Army in Germany; a sister, Miss Carolyn Carr, and his grandmother, Mrs. W. W. Carr.
     Mr. and Mrs. Carr have received letter from the commandant of the U. S. Cost Guard, Washington, D. C., C. A. Anderson chief, and from Perry L. Stinson, also of the Coast Guard. Writing under date of March 20, Stinson wrote:
     "It is with sincere regrets that I write you concerning your son, Charles Edwin Carr, Seaman, second class, USCGR, who, along with others, was declared to be missing in the line of duty. I know that you are anxiously awaiting word of him, but there is so very little that I can tell you. In the late evening of January 29, 1945 an explosion occurred aboard the USS Serpens causing the complete loss of the vessel. The explosion was due to enemy action. As I had gone ashore a short while before the attack, I was fortunate to be one of those who survived.
     "I want you to know that your sons conduct and service was of the highest order. He was well likes and respected by his fellow shipmates and his record was a credit to himself, his family, his ship and his country. His memory will give us all added determination to fight this war to a victorious end so that the world may again live in peace.
     "I fully realize that my inadequate words offer small, if any, comfort in your anxiety and sorrow. My thoughts and sympathy are most sincerely with you."

Jackson Progress-Argus, February 10, 1949.
Charles E. Carr be Interred at Arlington, Va.
     Mr. and Mrs. Ralph W. Carr Sr. had received information from the War Department that the remains of their son, Charles E. Carr, lost in action in the Southwest Pacific January 29, 1945, while serving with the Coast Guard on the USS Serpentine, will be interred in the National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
     Members of the unit, buried temporarily on Hawaii, will be returned to the states, at a date to be announced later, and the entire unit will be paid honors at the national cemetery in Arlington.
     Young Mr. Carr, graduate of the Jackson high school and talented singer, was serving with the Coast Guard at the time of his death.

Jackson Progress-Argus, June 2, 1949. Arlington Rites for Charles Carr Lost in Pacific.
     Final honors will be paid Charles Edwin Carr United States Coast Guard, lost in action in the Pacific January 29, 1945 at Arlington National cemetery June 15. The remains were recently returned to the States according to information received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Carr Sr., and will find a final resting place in Arlington where many of the nation's heroes are buried. Full military honors will be paid the veteran.
     Mr. Carr was lost by enemy action while serving on the USS Serpens in the South Pacific. Born in Jackson November 10, 1924, he entered the service August 8, 1943 and before going to sea was stationed at St. Augustine, Fla., Atlantic City, New York, Silver Springs, Md. and Almeda, Calif. He was a graduate of the Jackson high school and was a talented singer whose services were in demand on all occasions.
     Survivors are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Carr Sr., a brother, Ralph Carr Jr.; a sister, Mrs. John Thaxton, and grandmother, Mrs. W. W. Carr.
     Planning to attend the rites are Mr. and Mrs. Ralph W. Carr Sr., Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Wade, while Foster Pope, Donald Willard and Ralph Carr Jr. plan to ply to Arlington for the funeral services.

Carr, Daisy
Jackson Progress Argus 18 Jul 1979
Friday Rites For Mrs. Carr
     Funeral services for Mrs. Daisy Carr were held Friday, July 13th, from the graveside at Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Roger Grier officiated.
     Mrs. Carr died July 8th. She is survived by a host of nieces and nephews.
     Abe Trimier Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Carr, Devante Jaylyn
Jackson Progress Argus 01 Dec 1993
     Devante Jaylyn Carr, infant son of Dennis and Danette Carr of College Park, died Nov. 27 at South Fulton Medical Center.
     Survivors include grandparents Lizzie M. Collier of Jackson and Nancy Smith of Wilmington, Delaware; great grandparents Mary L. Carr of Jackson and Gertrude Ray of Wilmington, Delaware; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.

Carr, Dicey Bramblett
  Middle Georgia Argus March 24, 1893
A Good Old Lady Gone
     Mrs. Carr, the mother of Mrs. J. H. McCallum of this place, died in Worthville on Wednesday evening, after a long illness. She was in her 89th year and had long been one of Butts very best citizens and truest Christian woman. Her remains were laid to rest at the Worthville cemetery on yesterday, Rev. T. J. Kimbell conducting the funeral.

Carr, Dick
  Middle Georgia Argus June 18, 1889
     Dick Carr, a faithful colored man of this county, died on Mr. Taylor Buttrill's place on yesterday.

Carr, Elder
  The Jacksonian July 26, 1907
Death of Little Nigger While Playing With Pistol.
     Butts Counties popular coroner, C. G. Britt, That same Britt that was called to Fletcherville Monday 22nd inst. to hold inquest over the dead body of Elder Carr (col.) It seems that the parents of the little nigger, who was only six years old had gone to the field and left him to mind a smaller child and while plundering around got hold of a pistol and shot himself. The coroners jury rendered a verdict of death from a pistol shot in his own hands and the same was an accident. Thus we see the pistol is a bad thing to have in the house; how much more so when carried around in your hip pocket.

Carr, Emma Jo
Jackson Progress Argus 19 Jul 1973
Woman Is Found Dead in Bed
     The body of a 62-year-old Negro woman, Emma Jo Carr, was discovered in bed around one o'clock Tuesday morning at her home just off Buttrill Road.
     Butts County Coroner John Sherrell investigated the death, along with the Butts County Sheriff's Department and the Jackson City Police. Mr. Sherrell said that the body of the woman was brought to Sylvan Grove Hospital where it was examined by a local physician who attributed death to natural causes, probably a heart seizure. No foul play was involved, Coroner Sherrell stated.
     Mrs. Carr, wife of Paul Carr, was discovered by her family.
     Funeral plans were to be announced by Howard's Funeral Home.

Carr, Fannie Bell Shivers
Jackson Progress Argus 26 Feb 1986
     Fannie Bell Shivers Carr, 76, of 2912 Glenwood Ave., Atlanta, died, Thursday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home following a lengthy illness.
     Mrs. Carr was born in Monroe County, daughter of the late Will and Cora King Webb. She was a member of Loadice Baptist Church.
     Survivors include five sons, Willie Morris Shivers of Jackson, and Joe Lewis, Wilbert, Rufus, and Bobby Shivers, all of Atlanta; daughters, Annie Ruth Tyson and Mary Shivers, both of Atlanta; sisters, Annie Mae O'Neal of Jenkinsburg and Cora Ward of Jackson; brothers, P.J. King of Akron, Ohio, T. W. Webb and Dearcy King, both of Jackson, and Clinton Webb of Atlanta; 18 grandchildren; one aunt; several nieces and nephews.
     The funeral was held Sunday at 1 p.m. at Loadice Baptist Church in Monroe County with the Rev. Robert Elliott officiating. Burial was in the Loadice cemetery.
     Trimier-Jackson Funeral Services was in charge of arrangements.

Carr, Infant
  The Jackson Argus September 13, 1895
     The infant child of Billy Carr, who resides near Worthville, Ga., died Wednesday night.

Carr, James Mitchell
Jackson Progress-Argus, August 13, 1953
Jimmy M. Carr Taken by Death
     The death of James Mitchell Carr, 81, former resident of Butts county, occurred at his home near Monroe, La., August 5. Funeral services were held August 6 at the Swartz Baptist Church with Rev. H. M. Roach officiating. Burial was in Memorial Park cemetery.
     Attending the funeral from here were Mr. and Mrs. Azzie Moss and John Moss of Henry county; Mrs. Albert Townsend of Butts county' Mrs. Belle Moss Carter and Mrs. Pearl Farmer of Fulton county.
     Born and reared in Butts county, Mr. Carr had live in Louisiana the past 50 years. His first wife was Miss Otis Moss.
     Survivors are wife and four sons, four sisters, including Mrs. Ida Townsend of Jackson; 11 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.

Carr, Levie
Jackson Progress Argus 15 Apr1971
Negro Man Was Found Dead in Bed
     Levie Carr, 55, of 127 West First Street, Jackson, was discovered dead in his bed about eight o'clock Friday morning by a relative. His death was attributed to natural causes, probably from a heart attack. He had been to a doctor for a check up on Thursday, it was reported by friends.
     Butts County Coroner John Sherrell said that a Jackson physician pronounced him dead at his home and that no foul play was involved and that no inquest was to be held. The death of Mr. Carr was investigated by Coroner Sherrell, W. L. "Cotton" Vaughn of the Jackson Police Department and Dr. Gerald Ross, Jackson physician.

Carr, Mary Della Smith
Jackson Progress Argus January 11, 1968
Mrs. W. W. Carr Died Tuesday; Funeral Today
     Mrs, Mary Della Smith Carr, 86, widow of Mr. W. W. Carr, died about 10 o'clock Tuesday morning at Sylvan Grove Hospital after and extended illness.
     Born in Taylor but spending most of her life in Jackson, Mrs. Carr was the daughter of the late Mr. John Smith and Mrs. Rebecca Draughon Smith. She was a member of the Jackson Methodist Church.
     Funeral services will be conducted Thursday morning at 11 o'clock from the Jackson Methodist Church with Rev. Ray Dunahoo, pastor, and Rev. James S. Brown, pastor of the Pepperton Baptist Church, officiating. Interment will be in the Jackson City Cemetery with Sherrell Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mrs. Carr is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Bonnie Caston and Mrs. Mary Will Sherrell, both of Jackson; one son, Ralph Carr, Sr., of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; 11 grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren.
     Pallbearers will be Ralph Carr, Jr., John Sherrell, Ed Daniel, Billy Caston, Donnie Caston, Paul Carr Jr.

Carr, Paul
Jackson Progress Argus 22 Dec 1982
     Paul Carr of Elm St., Jackson died Dec. 13 at his home following a brief illness.
     Mr. Carr was born Sept. 15, 1901 in Monroe County, son of the late Henry and Lottie Carr.
     Survivors include a son, Paul Carr Jr.; daughter, Elizabeth Scott; granddaughter,
Cassandra Carr; sister, Mrs. Earner Watts; nieces and nephews.
     Services were held Sunday at noon in the chapel of Trimier Jackson Funeral Home with Rev. Eddie L. Travis officiating. Burial was in the County Line cemetery.
     Trimier Jackson Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.

Carr, Paul K., Sr.
Jackson Progress Argus 09 Dec 1965
Paul K. Carr Sr. Passes Tuesday
     Mr. Paul K. Carr Sr., 55, of, Griffin, former Jackson resident, died unexpectedly Tuesday morning at Griffin-Spalding County Hospital from a respiratory infection.
     Born in Cochran, Mr. Carr was the son of Mrs. Mary Della Smith Carr and the late Mr. W. W. Carr of Pepperton. He resided in Jackson for a number of years before moving to Griffin where he was a superintendent in one of that city's textile mills.
     Funeral services for Mr. Carr were held Wednesday afternoon at three o'clock from Haisten's Chapel in Griffin with interment in Oak Hill Cemetery.
     Mr. Carr is survived by his widow, Mrs. Jewell Pounds Carr; mother, Mrs. W. W. Carr of Jackson; two sisters, Mrs. Bonnie Cason and Mrs. Mary Will Sherrell, both of Jackson; one brother, Ralph W. Carr Sr., Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; one son, Paul K. Carr Jr., of Griffin; several grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.

Carr, Ralph W., Sr.
Jackson Progress Argus 20 Oct 1982
     Ralph W. Carr Sr., 78, of Tyler Terrace, Jackson, died Saturday afternoon at Westbury Nursing Home in Jenkinsburg following a period of declining health.
     Mr. Carr was a native of Taylor County, son of the late William Washington Carr and the late Mary Della Smith Carr. He was a retired merchant and appliance dealer and was a member of the Jackson First Baptist Church. He was a former Jackson city councilman and a former member and past president of the Jackson Kiwanis Club.
     Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. John Thaxton of Jackson; a son, retired Lt. Col. Ralph Carr Jr. of Jackson; five grandchildren, nine great - grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. J. B. Caston of Jackson and Mrs. Mary Will Sherrell of Birmingham, Ala.; several nieces and nephews.
     Memorial services were held Sunday afternoon at 4:30 in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home in Jackson with Rev. A. L. Price officiating.
     Haisten Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Carr, Raymond and Wife
Jackson Progress-Argus, August 25, 1949.
Double Funeral Rites for Raymond Carr, Wife.
     Double funeral services are planned for Raymond Carr and his wife, colored, both of whom died during this week, the time and place to be announced later by Abe Trimmier's funeral home. Carr's wife died Sunday and he on Wednesday.
     These colored people resided in the Worthville community.

Carr, Robert James
Jackson Progress Argus 01 Jun 1994
     Robert James Carr of Cincinnati, OH died Sat., May 14,
     Funeral services were held Thurs., May 19, a t El-Bethel Baptist Church in Cincinnati with Rev. John McMullen Sr. officiating. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Park Chapel Mausoleum.
     Mr. Carr was born June 1, 1933 in Jackson, son of the late Howard Carr and Catherine Carr Norris of Jackson. He was a member of the Macedonia Baptist Church in Jackson and later the Old Bethel Baptist Church where he served on the Trustee Board.
     Mr. Carr graduated from Henderson High School in Jackson and served in the U. S. Army before moving to Cincinnati where he graduated from the New York Technical Institute of Cincinati as an electrical technician. He operated a successful business for several years.
     He served in management for 15 of the 38 years he was employed with Hilton Davis Co. where he received the Black Achievement Award of Cincinnati in 1982 for his outstanding contribution to that company.
     Survivors include wife, Jean; mother; son, Mr. and Mrs. Cornell Carr; daughters, Beverly Carr and Kellie J. Mason; sisters, Mr. and Mrs. William Foster of Jackson, Mrs. Mattie Goodman of Cleveland, OH, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie McDaniel, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Solomon, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Henderson, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Johnson and Mr. and Mrs. Williams Fields, all of Atlanta; brothers, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Carr and Mr. Samuel Norris of Cincinnati; four grandchildren; six aunts; and several nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives.
     Hall-Jordan Funeral Home of Cincinnati was in charge of arrangements.

Carr, Stephen Ladon, Staff Sgt.
Jackson Progress Argus 27 Sep 1980
Sgt. Carr Was Buried Tuesday
     Funeral services for Staff Sgt. Stephen Ladon Carr, 26, who was stationed in San Antonio, Texas were conducted Tuesday afternoon, August 26th, at 2:00 P.M. at the College Heights Assembly of God Church in Columbus, Ga. with the Rev. Marvin G. Barfield officiating. Interment was in the Ft. Benning Military Cemetery with full military honors.
     S-Sgt. Carr died August 19th in San Antonio, Texas.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Connie Vaughn Carr of Flovilla; two daughters, Miss Barbara Carr and Miss Amy Carr of Flovilla; one son, Master Corey Carr of Flovilla; mother, Mrs. Peggy Carr of Columbus; father, Mr. A. J. Carr of New Jersey, two sisters, Mrs. Cathy Sanders of Columbus and Mrs. Brenda Carter of Maryland; grandmother, Mrs. Mary Sweat of Columbus; mother and father-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. James Vaughn of Flovilla; several aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews.
     Striffler Hamby Funeral Home of Columbus was in charge of arrangements.

Carr, William Stanhope
  Middle Georgia Argus November 9, 1886
     Mr. Stanhope Carr, another one of the landmarks of this county passed away peacefully at his home in Worthville on Friday night. He died from the effects of a stroke of paralysis which had stricken him down a few days before. He was well known by the people of Butts and not a word can be said against his good name. He never sought notoriety, but preferred to remain on his farm which was his delight. By hard work he amassed splendid possessions and leaves the world without owing any man a cent. Like Mr. Moore he leaves nine children, grandchildren and relatives and friends to mourn his death. The Argus extends its sympathies.

  Middle Georgia Argus August 5, 1890
The Bodies Removed.
     On Tuesday of last week the bodies of Mr. W. S. Carr, Mrs. I. F. McCallum, Mrs. Mattie McMillan and a little daughter of Mr. J. H. McCallum were exhumed at Sardis and transferred to and reburied in the new cemetery at Worthville. The bodies of the first three named had been interred for two or three years, and the little child about twelve, but the cases that contained them were in a fine state of preservation and no trouble was had in making the removal. The cemetery just opened at Worthville will now become the leading one for this section.

Carr, William Washington
Jackson Progress Argus 05 Nov 1942
Funeral Services for Mr. Carr Held Here Thursday
     Impressive funeral services for Mr. W. W. Carr, 70 years of age, whose death occurred November 3, were held at the Jackson Methodist church Thursday afternoon at 5 o'clock. Rev. J. U. Callaway, former pastor of the church and now of Bolton, Rev. G. A. Briggs of the First Baptist church and Rev. E. M. Wise, pastor of the Methodist church, officiated.
     A large number of relatives and friends were present for a final tribute and expressed their love by beautiful floral offerings.
     The pallbearers were H. M. Fletcher, J. W. O'Neal, T. J. Lawson, Louis Smith, H. M. Moore, P. H. Weaver.
     Burial was in the family lot in the Jackson cemetery with Thornton Funeral Homes directing arrangements.

Jackson Progress Argus 05 Nov 1942
Church Services Late Thursday For W. W. Carr
     Last rites for Hon. W. W. Carr, mayor of Pepperton for several years, Spanish-American-War veteran and beloved resident of Jackson, whose death occurred Tuesday night, will be held at the Jackson Methodist church at 5 o'clock on Thursday afternoon.
     Rev. J. C. Callaway, former Jackson pastor, assisted by Rev. G. A. Briggs and Rev. E. M. Wise, will officiate. Burial will be in the Jackson cemetery with Thornton Funeral Homes directing arrangements.
     The death of Mr. Carr, which a coroner's jury said resulted from pistol wounds self-inflicted, came as a shock to the community at large. He was found dead in bed Wednesday morning when the family summoned him to breakfast. Coroner J. M. D. Bend held an inquest and the jury returned a verdict of suicide. He had not been in good heath for several months.
     Native of Taylor county, where he was born 70 years ago, Mr. Carr had resided in Butts county for a long period and served a long connection with the Pepperton Cotton Mills. He was mayor there for several years and served that village in all its affairs with zeal and ability. He retired from active business a few years ago but continued to reside in Jackson with his children. A man of high qualities of character, Mr. Carr was admired and respected by hosts of friends. In 1898 he answered the nation's call and served in the Spanish-American War and always showed much interest in the country's welfare, in peace or war and was a loyal supporter of the present war effort. He was an
officer in the recent organized Butts county unit of Veterans of Foreign Wars.
     A member of the Jackson Methodist church and St. Johns lodge of Masons, he took keen interest in these organizations. Quiet and unassuming, Mr. Carr was intensely
loyal to his friends.
     Surviving are his wife, the former Miss Delli Smith of Taylor county; two sons, Ralph W. Carr of Jackson and Paul K. Carr of Griffin; two daughters,. Mrs. Mary Will Sherrell and Mrs. J. B. Caston, both of Jackson, and several grandchildren.

Carreker, Glenn Barnett
Jackson Progress-Argus 29 Jan 1937
Glenn Carreker is Claimed By Death
Funeral Services for Former State Official Be Held at Jackson Baptist Church Tuesday
     Mr. Glenn Barnett Carreker, 46 years of age, former well known Jackson business man and since 1927 connected with various state departments in Atlanta, died at his home, 406 Boulevard, N. E., early Sunday morning.
     Mr. Carreker had been ill since December and suffered from a complication of diseases. He resigned his position as chairman of the state revenue commission only a few days ago.
     The body was brought to Jackson and funeral services were held at the First Baptist church, of which he was a member, Tuesday afternoon at 2:30. Rev. R. B. Harrison, pastor of the church, was in charge. The pallbearers were M. M. Sims, Gordon Kettles, Elmer Doyal, Carlton Mobley, Lindley W. Camp, H. G. Mitchell and R. M. Knight. Interment was in the Jackson cemetery.
     Mr Carreker, who resided in Jackson for many years, had many friends here who are pained to learn of his death. He was born in Zebulon, a son of John Hardy Carreker and Martha Matthews Carreker. After attending the public schools of his home city he was employed in a bank at Concord and about 1910 moved to Jackson. During his residence here he was connected with several business enterprises, including the Slaton Drug Company, Carmichael-Mallet Company, Georgia Wholesale Company and the Farmers & Merchants Bank.
     In 1927 Mr. Carreker was appointed by Eugene Talmadge, then commissioner of agriculture, as cashier and bookkeeper for the farm bureau. When Talmadge became governor Mr. Carreker was appointed in the auditing department and served until the winter of 1936. Under the Talmadge dictatorship Comptroller General W. B. Harrison and State Treasurer G. B. Hamilton were removed from office, and Mr. Carreker was appointed to succeed Harrison as comptroller general. He served in that office until June, 1936, when he was appointed chairman of the state revenue commission, a post he quit only recently.
     Mr. Carreker was regarded as an alert businessman, a capable accountant and executive. He was friendly and agreeable in his habits and made and held friends. While residing here he was a member of the First Baptist church, of St. Johns lodge No. 45 F. & A. M. and of Alexius Commandery of Knights Templar. He was a charter member of the Jackson Kiwanis club.
     Surviving relatives include his wife, the former Miss Phoena Meadors, of Covington; a daughter, Miss Martha Carreker; two brothers, J. H. Carreker, of Chicago, and W. H. Carreker, of Richmond, Va.

Carreker, Phena Lee Meadors
Jackson Progress Argus 07 Jan 1965
Mrs. Carreker Buried Here On Saturday
     Funeral services for Mrs. G. B. Carreker, a retired Fulton County school teacher, were held at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon at Spring Hill in Atlanta with Dr. Monroe Swilley Jr. officiating. Burial was in the Jackson City Cemetery at 5 o'clock.
     Mrs. Carreker, the former Miss Phena Lee Meadors, formerly lived in Jackson where she was a widely known teacher in the local school system. Her husband, the late G. B. Carreker, was a banker in Jackson.
     Mrs. Carreker of 1406 Monroe Drive, N. E. died December 31, 1964. She was a graduate of the Woman's College of Georgia and a member of the Order of Eastern Star.
     Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Martha Ballard of Atlanta; sister, Mrs. C. L. Maxwell of Atlanta; brothers, J. W. Meadors, Jacksonville, Fla., I. C. Meadors, Norfolk, Va., R. P. Meadors, Covington.

Carroll, Eugene W.
Jackson Progress-Argus 20 May 1937
E. W. Carroll, Once Argus Editor, Dead
Resided in Jackson Several Years Ago. Active in Chamber of Commerce Work. Funeral in Athens
     Friends here were grieved to learn of the death of Eugene W. Carroll, 59 years of age, former editor of the Jackson Argus and long active in newspaper and chamber of commerce work, which occurred Sunday in Washington, D. C. Details of his last illness were not learned here.
     Funeral services were held at the graveside in Oconee cemetery in Athens Tuesday afternoon.
     Mr. Carroll was born in Newton county and taught school there for some years and later entered the railway mail service. He then served as assistant postmaster at Augusta and for a time was circulation manager of the Augusta Chronicle.
     In the period from 1911 to 1913 Mr. Carroll was editor of the Jackson Argus, which property he leased upon the death of Mrs. A. H. Shaver. While residing here Mr. Carroll made many friends in the county. He later became editor of the Athens Herald and then served as secretary of the Athens Chamber of Commerce.
     Surviving Mr. Carroll are his wife, the former Miss Willie Harvey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harmon Harvey, of Monticello; two daughters, Mrs. Dan McGill and Mrs. Merritt B. Pound, and four grandchildren, Dan McGill, Jr., Carroll McGill, Marjorie Pound and Merritt Pound, Jr., all of Athens.

Carroll, Gertrude Nelson
  The Jackson Progress-Argus September 13, 1929
Mrs. Carroll Dies Two Days After Son
     Mrs. Gertrude Carroll, 65, mother of Charles Armand Carroll, prominent Atlanta advertising man, who died suddenly Sunday afternoon at his residence, 300 The Prado, passed away at a local hospital late Tuesday afternoon following an illness of only a few days.
     Mrs. Carroll was carried to the hospital in an unconscious condition and failed to rally. She died in ignorance of the fatal illness of her son.
     Born in Nashville, Tenn, Mrs. Carroll was the daughter of the late Dr. Nelson, for years one of the most prominent and beloved Baptist ministers in Georgia.
     She is survived by a grandson, Armand Felder Carroll, only son of the late Charles Armand Carroll.
     The body will be taken to Americus this morning for funeral services and burial beside her son.
WEDNESDAY MORNING'S CONSTITUTION.
     Jackson friends of Mrs. Carroll were grieved to learn of her death and also that of her son, which occurred Sunday. Mrs. Carroll resided at different periods with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Nelson, while the former was pastor for so many years at the Jackson Baptist church. She had many warm friends here.

Carroll, Mary Nutt
  The Jackson Progress-Argus April 14, 1916
Death Of Mrs. Mary Carroll Occurred Friday.
     Mrs. Mary Carroll, aged 27, passed away at her home in Pepperton Friday afternoon, the 7, at 6:30 o'clock. Death was due to tuberculosis from which she had suffered for several months.
     Mrs. Carroll is survived by her mother, Mrs. Andrew Nutt, one child, Julia Carroll, who is cared fore by in one of the Atlanta orphans homes.
     The funeral was held at Macedonia church Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, the pastor, Rev. Mr. Bonner, conducting the services. Interment was in the Macedonia cemetery.

Carruthers, Elmer
Jackson Progress Argus 16 Dec 1943
E. I. Carruthers Killed in Action Friends Advised
Former Project Manager of Rea Co-op Here Was Ensign in Navy, Had Wide Circle Friends in County
     News was received this week of the death in action November 21 at Bougainville of E. T. Carruthers. ensign in the United States Navy.
     This distressing news brought sorrow to hosts of friends here where Mr. Carruthers served as project manager of the Central Georgia Electric Membership Corporation in the period from November, 1939 to June, 1941.
     News of his death was contained in a letter received by Mrs. R. F. Armstrong from Mrs. Carruthers at her home in Haggerstown, Md. The War Department has confirmed the casualty and a brother serving nearby has also written relatives of his brother's death.
     Details are not known here. Mrs. Carruthers' letter said her husband was killed in action and that his grave on the island was marked as No.3. His length of service in the Navy is also not known here.
     During the several months Mr. Carruthers and family resided here they made many friends. He came to the local co-op from Oklahoma where he had achieved a splendid record. Here he introduced business methods and system into the affairs of the REA and the agency grew and prospered. Several extensions were made during his service as manager.
     While here he was an active member of the Kiwanis club and took interest in civic affairs. He possessed an engaging personality and won friends quickly. He was about 40 years of age.
     Native of Charlottesville, Va., he was a members of a prominent family. He is survived by his wife and daughter, Ellie; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. I. Carruthers, Sr., his father being burser of the University of Virginia; two brothers, Major E. J. Carruthers, U. S. Army, Richmond, Va., and Lieut. Com. T. M. Carruthers, U. S. Navy, serving in the Southwest Pacific.
Jackson Progress Argus 27 Jan 1944
Eddie Carruthers Killed At Head Seabee Brigade
Additional Details of Death in Action of Former REA Executive Told in Press Dispatch
     In a recent issue the Progress Argus had a notice of the death in action last fall in the South Pacific of Eddie Carruthers, former Jackson REA project manager. Additional light on the casualty is thrown by a press dispatch from the Pacific theater of operations.
In a United Press Dispatch from the South Pacific area, Major Gen. Roy E. Geiger of the Marines pays tribute to the Seabees, the Naval construction battalion, and cites the heroic act of Elmer Carruthers Jr., of Charlottesville, Va., who paid the supreme sacrifice to save the lives of five of his comrades:
     Bougainville, Dec. (UP) - The Japanese menace reduced to only minor skirmishes, American forces on Bougainville now face a battle with time and Major Gen. O. W. Griswold, new commanding general, today promised the job will be completed on schedule.
     Before leaving with the Marines who made the original landing here Nov. 1 and secured our beachheads Geiger not only paid tribute to his own fighters but to the Seabees naval construction battalion. Whose work he acclaimed perhaps the most outstanding of the Bougainville operation. In many cases the Seabees actually led the advance of the Marines through swamps and jungles.
     A typical example of their heroic work is the case of Chief Carpenter Mate E. I. Carruthers Jr., of Charlottesville, Va., who was killed while working with five others three quarters of a mile ahead of our front lines Nov. 20 only a few hundred yards from enemy positions and in jungle full of snipers.
     A party had been working in the area the previous day but the men were jittery about returning. Carruthers volunteered to lead them and was killed by a bursting mortar shell a few hours later. All of the party might have been killed but Carruthers ordered the others behind the blade of the bulldozer they were using to clear a path. There was not room enough for Carruthers and he was killed before he found cover. The other five were wounded but are recovering at an advance hospital.

Carson, Clifford (Bill)
Jackson Progress Argus 13 Nov 1991
     Mr. Clifford Carson (Bill) Horton, 45, of Jackson died Wednesday, Nov. 6, at Henry General Hospital in Stockbridge after several months of illness.
     Funeral services were conducted Friday, Nov. 8, in the chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home in Jackson. Interment was in Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery in Henry County.
     Mr. Horton was born in Henry County, son of the late Clifford C. Horton and the late Mildred Thomas Horton Willard.
     Survivors include his daughter, Vickey Williams of McDonough; one grandchild; sisters, Faye Ledford and Charlotte Smith, both of Jackson; several nieces and nephews.
     Sherrell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
 
Carson, David Porter
  Middle Georgia Argus September 8, 1885
An Honored Citizen Gone.
     Mr. Porter Carson, one of the oldest settlers of this county, died at his home near Dublin on Saturday morning after a brief illness. For many years this gentleman had been an honored and upright citizen of this county, and those who knew him best loved him most. His remains were buried at Sandy Creek on yesterday.
                    
Middle Georgia Argus September 15, 1885
Obituary.
     Died at his home in Butts County, Georgia on Saturday morning at 3 o'clock, David Porter Carson.
     He was born in Jones county, Georgia Nov. 13th 1814, and was married to Miss Mary Ann Finney Nov. 21st, 1839, and moved to this county about 1851.
Having lost his beloved wife of his early youth and mother of his children, he was again married July 7th, 1872 to Miss Mary Jane Webb, and together they lived in quiet happiness the remainder of his life. For some years his health has been failing, and for the last two he has suffered much, but the untiring and tender attention of his devoted wife has brightened and comforted his life and prolonged his stay on earth.
     He leaves a wife and two daughters, Mrs. Carson and Mrs. Tolmie of Nashville, Tennessee; also Mr. William Whidby of Butts county, who was left an orphan, and received from him fatherly care of an own child.
     Mr. Carson was, for many years, a member of Iron Spring church and lived up to his profession. We have known him for many years and cannot recall an act that would cause blame or reproach against his good name. His life vindicates him.

Carson, George Mrs.
  The Jackson Argus December 3, 1896
     George Carson's wife at Indian Spring dropped dead last Saturday at noon from apoplexy. She had just come in from the field when she fell dead.

Carson, Mary Jane Webb
  The Jackson Progress-Argus December 19, 1924
Mrs. Jane Carson Called By Death.
     Mrs. M. J. Carson died at a sanitarium in Atlanta Sunday night December 14, at the age of 89. She was the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Webb, of Monroe county, and was born September 1, 1835. She belonged to the well known Webb family of Monroe county and the late Mrs. Nancy Webb Newton, mother of Mrs. J. H. McKibben and Mr. W. A. Newton of Jackson, was her sister.
     She married Mr. David Porter Carson, father of Mrs. Sallie Carson and Mrs. Willis Tolmie, in May, 1871, and they lived at the Carson home at Cork until his death, after which for a number of years she made her home with her sister Mrs. Nancy Webb Newton, at the Newton homestead near Indian Springs. In late years she has resided in Jackson until she was stricken with paralysis in May, 1920, and she was removed to a sanitarium in Atlanta.
     She was a member of the Primitive Baptist church of Sandy Creek and her pastor, Rev. A. C. Elliott, conducted the funeral services at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Webb cemetery in Monroe county, the site for the cemetery being a part of the original home place, given by her father who with her mother rests there.
     Mrs. Carson is survived by a large number of relatives, of the Webb family; three granddaughters, Mrs. J. H. Bradford, Mrs. M. C. Hall and Miss Inez Tolmie, of Nashville, Tenn.; one grandson, Mr. Vernon Tolmie, and one great-grandson, Mr. Carson Bradford, of Nashville, Tenn.; her nephews, Mr. J. W. Newton, G. W. Newton, of Forsyth, E. P. Newton, of Anson, Texas, Mr. W. A. Newton, of Jackson; two nieces, Mrs. J. T. Armstead, of Atlanta, and Mrs. J. H. McKibben, of Jackson, and a large number of great-nieces and nephews.

Carson, John
  Middle Georgia Argus August 24, 1886
A Negro Hurt While Playing Baseball and Died from his Injuries.
     About three weeks ago the colored boys from Jenkinsburg and Jackson were playing baseball in Jackson and while John Carson was making a force run to make the second base he fell, striking his breast against the block known as the base. When he arose he complained of being hurt but continued to play the game through. Two days later the pain in his stomach grew worse, when a physician was consulted, but he gained no relief and in a few days died from his injuries. He was a robust young negro about twenty-two or three years old. Thus one man has been killed in baseballing in Butts county and many others have received slight injuries.

Carson, John P. Mrs.
  Middle Georgia Argus September 30, 1884
Died.
     On last Thursday evening Mrs. Sudie Greer was summoned to the bedside of her mother Mrs. John P. Carson of Monroe county, and our town was saddened on Friday morning by intelligence that death had claimed its victim. We deeply sympathize with those who mourn the loss of wife and mother.

Carson, Mary E. Ramsey
  Butts County Argus April 19, 1877
In Memoriam.
     Died at the residence of her son-in law, Mr. H. J. C. Thaxton, on the 11th inst., Mrs. Mary Carson, consort of T. J. Carson Sr., and mother of our esteemed townsman Mr. T. J. Carson Jr.
     Mrs. Carson, a daughter of Mr. John Ramsey, was born in Abbeville district, S. C., July 1st 1808, where she entered into wedlock. Shortly after her marriage her lot was cast in Jones county, Ga., where she resided a number of years, and from thence to Butts, where she was known and loved by all who knew her more than thirty years. Her religious association was with the Baptist church, but her love and charities were always freely extended to the deserving, and those outside her immediate family who came to revere this "mother in Israel" are numerous, and will deeply sympathize with those more nearly bereaved.
     A mother's deep solicitude and affection called her from home a few days before her demise to wait at the bedside of a suffering daughter, but alas she was able to render maternal care and comfort only a short time. A sudden and severe attack of pneumonia prostrated her suddenly, and not withstanding the skill and earnest care of her physician, and constant loving watchfulness of her son and numerous neighbors, whose attention was unremitting, she quietly passed away, conscious to the last moment of life and without a struggle.
     Deceased has left the husband of her long life, and several children to weep over the greatest loss that can befall a family circle. Her character as a wife, mother, christian and neighbor was unexceptional, and of a surety to those who mourn so deeply can derive consolation from the promises of Him who doeth all things well. Their loss is her eternal gain. The good die only to earthly affairs; their departure is for a resting place provided by the Savior. This assurance should allay regrets, and cause all to say, "Thy will be done."
Amici.

Carson, Thomas J.
  Middle Georgia Argus March 15, 1892
The oldest Man in Butts County Gone To Rest.
     Mr. Thomas J. Carson, father of Mr. P. Carson and Mrs. H. C. Thaxton died after a brief illness at the home of Mr. H, C, Thaxton, on Wednesday of last week. He was the oldest man in the county, lacking only a few days of being eighty- nine years old. His remains were laid to rest at Sandy Creek on Friday, after a funeral by Rev. J. G. Kimbell.
     
Middle Georgia Argus March 15, 1892
     Mr. Thomas J. Carson who died on Wednesday was, so far as we can learn, the oldest man who ever attached himself to a church and was baptized in this county. Two years ago he became satisfied that he should "come out from among the world" and become a disciple of the meek and lowly Jesus and joined and baptized into Liberty Baptist church, near Elgin. At that time he had passed eighty-seven years. Ever after his baptism he expressed a brighter assurance of his acceptance and died with a full realization of a blissful rest beyond the skies.

Carson, Thomas Jefferson
  The Jackson Progress-Argus February 5, 1932
Mr. T. J. Carson Called by Death
Commander of Camp Barnett and One of the Few Survivors of Confederate Veterans in Butts County
     Mr. T. J. Carson, 86 years of age, Commander of Camp Barnett #114 United Confederate Veterans and one of the few surviving veterans in Butts county, passed away in his apartments at the Hotel Buchanan Saturday night at 7 o'clock. His death followed a short illness, and was due to infirmities of old age.
     Until recently, Mr. Carson was in his accustom health and was able to be about town. He wore his years lightly and was remarkably preserved in mind and body. His passing brings deep sorrow to his comrades and friends and relatives over the state.
     Mr. Carson was next to the last known survivor of Company D, Butts County Volunteers, Sixth Georgia Regiment, the first company to answer the call to colors in 1861. Mr. R. Van Smith, of Cork, who is 92 years of age, is the only survivor of this famous unit, composed of 152 men who proudly answered the South's call to the War Between the States. The Sixth Georgia Regiment was attached to Colquitt's Brigade, Gen. Hoke's Division and saw action in many of the major battles of the war in Virginia and North Carolina. Captain J. M. Newton was head of the company, recruited largely in and about Indian Springs. The late L. D. Watson was also a member of the company as well as many other prominent and well known citizens of the county.
     Among the battles engaged in by Mr. Carson were Seven Pines, Malvern Hill, Cold Harbor, Bentonville, N. C. He was wounded in action at Malvern Hill.
     Mr. Carson was born near Sandy Creek church and was connected with an old and prominent middle Georgia family. For a long number of years he was engaged in business at Flovilla as a member of the firm of Carson and Millen. Some years ago he retired from active business and resided in Clayton county for some time. Returning to Butts, he made his home in Jackson and was a well known and striking figure. Despite his years he was erect and carried himself with the form of a soldier.
     While his health permitted, Mr. Carson was a familiar figure at Confederate reunions. He was recognized as a man of considerable means, and was held in high esteem by his friends.
     Mr. Carson, who was born March 31, 1846, was a son of T. J. Carson Sr. and Mary e. Ramsey Carson, pioneer settlers of this section. He is survived by the following nephews and nieces:
     White Thaxton, of McRay; W. W. McLendon, of Jonesboro; Berniece Fogg, of Arcadia, La., Mrs. Lilla Hartsfield, of Morrow, Georgia; Mrs. J. W. Cosby, of Forest Park; Mrs. T. O. Hammock, of Locust Grove; Mrs. J. W. Hardy, of Atlanta; Mrs. H. G. Mayes, of McDonough. He is also survived by several grand nieces and grand nephews. Mr. C. A. Towles, of Cork is a cousin of the deceased.
     Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock at Sandy Creek Church, with Rev. T. H. Williams, pastor of the Jackson Methodist church officiating. An escort from Camp Barnett of Confederate veterans was present for a final tribute to their leader. Interment was at the family lot in Sandy Creek Cemetery.

The Jackson Progress-Argus February 5, 1932
Mr. Smith Pays Tender Tribute To Mr. Carson
Cork, Ga. February 2, 1932
Editor Progress-Argus: I would like to say a few words about my friend, T. J. Carson. He and I were members of Company D, 6th Georgia Regiment.
He was one of the most patriotic men I ever knew. He had courage to back that patriotism. I thought him a man without fear.
     I marched with him from Petersburg on the road to attack Fort Harrison. He was barefooted, the bottom of his feet were sore and the tops of them blistered by the sun, but when the command was given to attack the fort he was there to do his part.
     He was wounded at Fort Sumter, and the surgeon offered him a 30 day furlough but he refused it because he wanted to go with his comrades to Virginia, so he followed and overtook us in the Shenandoah Valley.
     I have eaten with him from the same skillet, drank with him from the same canteen, slept with him under the same blanket, brushed shoulders with him on many battle fields and everywhere I have seen him tried he was a gentleman, a true friend and a gallant soldier.
"He is gone. He wears a truer crown than man can weave for him."
"And now in his silent grave we leave him. God accept him, Christ receive him."
R. Van Smith

Carswell, Bose "Coosh"
Jackson Progress Argus 24 Mar 1938
One Killed In Shooting Affray In Stark Area
     Bose Carswell, know as "Coosh" Carwell, negro man, died Wednesday afternoon enroute to an Atlanta hospital as the result of gunshot wounds said to have been inflicted Tuesday by Heyward Muck, also colored.
     Another negro man, not a resident of Butts county and whose name was not immediately available, was shot at the same time.
     Officers said Carswell was going to the river to fish and had a puncture near the home of Muck. The Muck negro, after some argument, went to his house and obtained a gun and opened fire, officers said. The negroes were said to have had some trouble on a previous occasion.
     Muck was arrested and is now in the county jail. He lived on the farm of Fred Hoard near Stark, officers reported.

Carswell, George Henry
Jackson Progress-Argus 15 Feb 1935
Hon. G. H. Carswell Is Taken by Death
State Senator Succumbs to Long Illness at Macon Hospital. Was Veteran in State Legislature.
     State Senator George Henry Carswell, 60 years of age, prominent figure in t he political life of the state, died at a Macon Hospital Saturday night.
     Mr. Carswell had been in declining health for several months. He became ill several weeks ago while serving in the general assembly and recently had been undergoing treatment in Macon. Plans were being made at the time of his death, which came unexpectedly, to remove him to the state tuberculosis sanitarium at Alto.
     Mr. Carswell, who was born in Wilkinson county in 1874, was one of the best known public men in the state. Following his graduation at Mercer University in 1900, he served as solicitor of the Wilkinson county court and for several terms represented his county in the lower house and his district in the state senate. He was president of the senate in 1923-24.
     In 1926 Mr. Carswell was a candidate for governor, being defeated by Dr. L. G. Hardman. Upon the death of S. G. McLendon, Governor Hardman appointed Mr. Carswell as secretary of state for the unexpired term. He was elected to a full term and in 1930 was a candidate for governor, being defeated in a runover primary by Richard B. Russell, Jr.
     The name of Mr. Carswell is identified with constructive legislation. He advocated measures to further the educational interests of the state. While president of the senate he waged a fight for a bill levying a tax on tobacco, the funds to be used in the erection of the tuberculosis sanitarium at Alto and to supplement the pension funds for Confederate veterans. He was joint author of the Carswell-Elders constitutional amendment, which enabled county boards of education to extend the school term by levying a special tax for school purposes.
     Mr. Carswell also sponsored the law creating tho state banking department, Was one of t he authors of the workmen's compensation act and was floor leader in the adoption of act creating the state highway department.
     Mr. Carswell was a Baptist, Mason, Shriner and Odd Fellow. He was married in 1902 to Miss Ethel Wood, of Irwinton. The couple had four children all of whom survive.
     Funeral services were held in Irwinton Monday afternoon, with an honorary escort from the state senate attending the rites.

Carswell, Ida O. Mrs.
The Butts County Progress August 16, 1912
Mrs. Ida Carswell Died In Birmingham Friday.
     Mrs. Ida O. Carswell, mother of Misses Saddie and Willie Mae Carswell, of this city, died Friday night in Birmingham. The remains were carried to Cochran where the interment took place Monday. The Misses Carswell have the sympathy of their friends in their deep sorrow.

Carswell, W. B.
The Jackson Argus June 6, 1902
     Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Wood left Sunday for Cochran to see Mr. W. B. Carswell, the father of Mrs. Wood, who was critically ill. He passed away Tuesday and Mr. and Mrs. Wood have returned home. The Argus extends heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved loved ones.
               
Carswell, W. B. Mrs. (nee Clay)
  Butts County Progress April 7, 1911
Mrs. W. B. Carswell Died Last Friday
     The death of Mrs. W. B. Carswell at the age of 73 took place last Friday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. J. Wood, on Third street in this city. The immediate cause of death was a stroke of paralysis suffered several weeks ago, though she had been in feeble health for some time and a complication of diseases hastened the end.
     Mrs. Carswell formerly lived Cochran, belonged to a prominent family and was a Miss Clay before marriage. The remains were conveyed to Cochran Saturday for funeral and interment.
     Surviving Mrs. Carswell are two children, Mrs. W. J. Wood, of this city Mr. Clay Carswell, of Macon.
     The family have the sympathy of many friends in their great sorrow.

Carter, Bernard Eddison
Jackson Progress Argus 09 Mar1983
     Bernard Eddison (Buck) Carter, 66, of Route 3, Jackson died Wednesday evening at his residence.
     Mr. Carter was a life-long resident of Butts County, son of the late Frank Carter and Sara Lane Carter. He was employed by Settle & Robison Standard Oil Company in Jackson for 23 years and by McDonough Power Equipment Company for six years. He was a member of the Baptist church.
     Mr. Carter is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Sara C. Caldwell of Jackson and Mrs. Vick C. Hickson of Donalsonville; nephew, Dr. Leslie E. Caldwell of Monticello; nieces, Mrs. Lola Bradshaw of Rome and Miss Julia Hickson of Donalsonville; three great-nieces, three great-nephews; an aunt, Miss Ruby Lane of Jenkinsburg; an uncle, W. Lewis Lane of Atlanta.
     Services were held at Sunday 3:30 .p.m. in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with the Rev.Bill O'Conner officiating. Burial was in the Towaliga Baptist Church cemetery.
     Pallbearers were George Weaver, Allison Fuqua, Newt Etheredge, Harold McMichael, Dr. Tom O'Dell and Duane Colwell.
     Haisten Funeral Home was in Charge of arrangements.

Carter, Bertie Mason
Jackson Progress-Argus, Sep 12, 1963
Mrs. Carter, 74, Dies Chattanooga
     Mrs. Bertie Carter, 74, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, former Jackson resident, died Monday morning following a period of declining health. She was the sister of Mr. Festus Mason of Jackson.
     Mrs. Carter was born and reared in Henry County and for about six years made her home in Jackson with her sister, Mrs. G. C. Maddox, She moved to Chattanooga about four years ago.
     Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon in Chattanooga, with interment there.
     In addition to her brother and two sons, Mrs. Carter is survived by many nieces and nephews in Butts County.

Carter, C. E. Mrs.
  The Jackson Progress-Argus January 18, 1918
Mrs. C. E. Carter Is Dead At Age Of 82
Passed away Saturday night after short illness
     Mrs. C. E. Carter, age 82, passed away Saturday night at 7 o'clock at the home of her brother, Mr. N. N. Maddox, at High Falls. She had been in feeble health for some time, but was seriously ill only two weeks. Mrs. Carter resided at Concord and was on a visit to relatives when she became seriously ill.
     Mrs. Carter was a native of Butts county, but had resided in Concord for several years. She was a member of the First Baptist church of Concord, and was an excellent christian character. She is survived by one brother, Mr. N. N. Maddox, and a sister, Mrs. Fannie Johnson.
     The funeral was held from the First Baptist church at Concord Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock, the services being conducted by the pastor, Rev. Mr. Jenkins. Interment was in the cemetery at Concord.

Carter, Charles Frank
Jackson Progress-Argus 3 Apr 1941
C. Frank Carter Taken by Death
     The death of Mr. Charles Frank Carter, 63 years of age, one of the county's widely known and respected citizens, occurred at 6:30 Wednesday morning at his home a few miles from Jackson. Death was sudden and came as a shock to the family and friends. He arose Wednesday morning as usual and was engaged with duties about the home when seized with a fatal illness,
     Mr. Carter, born September 26, 1877, was a son of the late Mr. C. R. Carter, who served as Butts county tax receiver, and his wife, Victoria Thaxton Carter, connected with pioneer families of this county. He had been a school bus driver for some fifteen years, was prompt and punctual in all business engagements and his strength of character endeared him to a wide circle of friends. He was a member of the Liberty Baptist church, was a member of the Woodmen and held membership in the Butts county unit of the State Defense Corps. Mr. Carter was a successful farmer.
     He is survived by one son, Bernard E. Carter, of Jackson; three daughters, Mrs. Fred Colwell of Macon; Mrs. J. 1. Hickston of Donaldsonville and Mrs. J. L. Burford of Jackson; two grandchildren, Lola and Leslie Earl Colwell, of Macon; two sisters, Mrs. G. W. Wise and Mrs. Belle Weaver, both of Jackson. His wife, the former Miss Sarah Lane, died several years ago.
     Funeral services were to be conducted at Towaliga church Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock, with arrangements in charge of Thornton Funeral Homes.

Carter, Charles Richard
  The Jackson Progress-Argus April 3, 1925
Mr. C. R. Carter Yields To Death.
     Following a period of ill health extending over several months, Mr. C. R. Carter, 69 years of age, passed away at his home near Jackson Wednesday morning at 6 o'clock. The passing of this well known citizen caused regret to a wide circle of friends over the county.
     Mr. Carter was one of Butts county's best known citizens. He was tax collector a few years ago and had long been prominently identified with the county's affairs. He was a member of High Falls lodge of Masons and was a deacon in Liberty Baptist church. The family is an old and prominent one in this section.
     Surviving Mr. Carter are his wife, who was Miss Victoria Thaxton; one son, Mr. C. Frank Carter; two daughters, Mrs. G. W. Wise, of Jackson and Mrs. Belle Weaver, of Atlanta; two brothers, Mr. J. S. Carter, of Jackson and Mr. W. J. Carter, of Morehaven, Fla.; two sisters, Mrs. J. W. Goddard, of Monroe county, and Mrs. Jeptha Reynolds, of Mt. Calm, Texas.
     Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at Towaliga church, with Rev. T. H. Vaughn, of Monroe county officiating. Interment was in the church yard.

Carter, Ennis Zachary
Jackson Progress Argus 20 Jul 1950
E. Z. Carter Taken By Death
     Ennis Zachary Carter, 68; widely known Jackson businessman, died at his home on Covington street Wednesday at 6:20 a. m. He became ill during the night, but previous to this had been in his usual health.
     Born in Henry county, son of John Carter and Lou Rape Carter, he had been a resident of Jackson for 25 years and was one of the best known livestock dealers in this area and at one time operated sales barns in Jackson and Monticello.
     He was a member of the Jackson Baptist church and St. Johns lodge of Masons. Mr. Carter took an active interest in community affairs and also engaged in farming.
     Survivors are his wife, the former Miss Trella Hilley; three daughters, Mrs. Sara Phillips and. Mrs. Louise Wilson, both of Jackson, and Mrs. Blanche Knowles of Forest Park; three sons, H. A. and J. W. Carter of Jackson and E. L. Carter of Forest Park; one sister, Mrs. W. Cowan of Forest Park; five brothers, E, G. Carter, Oxford; L. D. Carter, Lakeland, Fla.; David Carter of a California address and Raymond Carter of Tennessee; Howard Carter of Moultrie; fifteen grandchildren.
     Funeral services are to be held at the Jackson Baptist church Friday at 11 a. m. and Rev. G. A. Briggs, pastor, assisted by Rev. Ralph Shea and Rev. E. Z. Barron will officiate. The pallbearers will be from St. Johns lodge and services at the grave will be in charge of the Masons.
     Burial will be in the Jackson cemetery and Haisten Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.

Carter, Florence Miss
  The Butts County Progress January 30, 1908
Death Ends Life Of Miss Florence Carter.
     Miss Florence Carter, age 22 years and daughter of C. R. Carter, tax collector of Butts county, died at their home four miles from Jackson, Tuesday morning.
     The immediate cause of her death was pneumonia, although she had lingered close to death with tuberculosis for several weeks.
Funeral rites were conducted by Rev, Vaughn and interment took place at Towaliga Wednesday afternoon.
     The surviving relatives have the sympathy of their many friends in their sorrow over her death.
                    
The Jackson Argus January 31, 1908
Miss Florence Carter Passes Away.
     Tuesday, after a long and painful illness, Miss Florence Carter passed at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carter, a few miles from the city. She had been confined to her bed a long time and bore her sufferings with patience, and was found ready when the final summons came. She first had a long spell of fever followed by an attack of acute rheumatism, and was thought to be much better when she contracted cold, and pneumonia developed and she had no strength to combat it. She knew the end was approaching and expressed herself ready, and selected songs she wished sung at her funeral. She had been a consistent member of Liberty Baptist church for many years. The funeral services were conducted Wednesday by Rev. T. H. Vaughn at Towaliga church, and the interment was in the cemetery there. The parents have the sympathy of every one in the loss of their daughter, who had just reached the age of 23, and was a great joy and comfort in the home.

Carter, G. H. Dr.
  The Jackson Argus August 12, 1898
Dr. G. H. Carter Dies.
     A brief message from Mrs. G. H. Carter to Mr. F. S. Etheridge, dated at Greenville, S. C. Aug. 10, announcing the death of Dr. Carter was one of the saddest shocks ever felt in Jackson.
     Dr. Carter was pastor of the Baptist church here and left with his family on Monday at 6 o'clock p.m. to spend his summer vacation with relatives at his old home in Greensville, S. C. He had been complaining with indigestion for some time but no serious apprehensions were felt by his physician or his friends and it was believed that he only needed a well earned rest. It is not a mistake to call the announcement of his death a sad shock to Jackson.
     Dr. Carter was one of the most actively useful men we have ever known. He was well educated, full of energy and all his faculties consecrated to God and the best interests of all our people. He was loved by our people regardless of church affiliations and they feel that his death is a loss to them irreparable.
     This community is not now prepared for an eulogy on one who was so well known and so dear to it. It is an occasion when a sad dispensation of Providence renders words helpless and almost meaningless.
     One of God's noblest and most faithful servants has been called suddenly to his reward, and the churches here, together with all our best interests feel most sensibly their great loss.

Rev. G. H. Carter Dead August 14, 1898
He Was a Beloved Pastor of Jackson, Georgia
     Jackson, Ga., Aug. 13 Yesterday a telegram was received here bearing the sad news of the death of Dr. G. H. Carter, our beloved pastor and citizen.
     Dr. Carter left here Monday evening for Greenville, S. C., for a month's vacation and taken ill on the way and lived only a short while after his arrival at Greenville, the cause of his death being heart failure.
     No man was more loved and respected than was Dr. Carter. He had been pastor of the Baptist Church here for nearly four years, and no man ever proved more faithful to his duties than he did. All of Jackson mourns his death. A large crowd from here attended the funeral at Greenville.

The Jackson Argus August 19, 1898
Dr. G. H. Carter's Death.
Christian Index.
     In the sudden death of Rev. G. H. Carter, which occurred on the 9th instant, at Greenville, S. C., not only the church at Jackson, of which he was the beloved pastor, but the entire Baptist denomination has sustained a grievous blow.
     Bro. Carter left Jackson on Monday evening the 8th instant, accompanied by his wife and two sons, with the intention of spending his usual vacation at his old home in Greenville. While on the train that night between Greenville and Atlanta an acute attack of indigestion was brought on caused probably by eating a cold lunch previously prepared, and realizing the seriousness of his condition he wrote a short will and asked three of the passengers to witness it. Upon arriving at Greenville, about 5 a.m. the next morning, medical aid was called in, and it was thought he would soon be well. About 10 o'clock that evening he seemed to be resting quietly, and his wife lay down upon the bed beside him. In a few minutes hearing him gasp, she bent over him, but he was dead. The immediate cause of his death was attributed to heart disease brought on by indigestion. Brother Clark, naturally of a frail constitution, had known little rest during the past twelve months. In October last he was the leading spirit in the organization of the Kimbell Association, of which he was moderator. When last spring an effort was made to legalize the sale of whisky in Butts county Bro. Carter threw himself heart and soul into the fight. The crushing defeat of the whisky party was attributed largely to his efforts. In spite of his other work and feeble health he had preached for some months on Sunday afternoons to the struggling church at Indian Spring, and the handsome new building which` is now about completed and was to have been dedicated the first Sunday in September by him, is a monument to his memory.
     In his own church at Jackson, his work has been greatly blessed, fifty-two members having been added to the church this year, about three fourths of these by baptism.
     No man in Jackson was more highly respected than Bro. Carter; no man's opinions had more influence; no man's memory will ever be more truly revered. Firm and unyielding in his own convictions, he was yet liberal and tolerant, and respecting the view of others. He was indeed the father of his people and the shepherd of his flock. His last sermon was upon the subject of "Rest," and he spoke feelingly and lovingly of that perfect rest which none but the children of God can find.
     He has gone now to the great Father, whom he loved and served so well and has entered upon that perfect rest. Long and sorely will he be missed by his people, but the memory of his loving words and the inspiration of his godly life will ever linger like a benediction amongst them.
     A delegation from our church attended the funeral exercises which took place at Greenville Thursday morning at 10 o'clock.
F. S. Etheridge. Jackson, Ga., August 13, 1898

The Jackson Argus August 26, 1898
Dr. Gardner's Editorial in South Carolina Baptist on Dr, G. H. Carter.
     Our hand almost fails us when we attempt to write about the death of this honored servant of God, whose sudden death was such a shock to us. Not a week previous he had written a card informing us that he expected to leave his home in Jackson, Georgia, for Greenville, where it was his purpose to spend the vacation which had been so kindly given him by his church. In this note he expressed the hope that we would see each other in a few days, but alas, when we saw him he was cold in death. According to his intention he left Jackson on the 8th inst. for Greenville. He had been complaining for some days, but did not seem to be in a condition to excite fear. Upon his arrival in Atlanta, however, he was taken worse, and upon the train his condition became alarming, and his wife feared the end might come at any moment. He realized his condition, and wrote his will which was witnessed by the Pullman conductor and porter. He arrived at Greenville about daylight Tuesday morning, when a physician was summoned and it was hoped that he would get better, but the end came that night at eleven o'clock, when without a struggle the breath left his body and his spirit went home to God. Happily his wife and children were with him and he died in the home of his relative, Mr. Butler Watson, in the midst of kindred and friends. The summons to conduct the funeral services came to us while attending the Beaverdam Association, and we hastened to Greenville where they were held in the First Baptist church of that city last Thursday morning, the writer preaching the sermon and brethren R. W. Sanders and D. W. Key taking part in the exercises. His body was laid to rest in Springwood cemetery to await the resurrection of the just. He leaves a devoted wife, two sons, aged seventeen and eight respectively, and a brother Dr. Carter, of Alabama, besides a number of relatives. He was the closest friend we ever had, and for years we kept up a weekly correspondence and visited each other constantly.
     He was born and reared in Tennessee. He graduated from the old Union University, of which Dr. Chad Manly was president, and attended the Seminary while it was located in Greenville. His wife was Miss Whilden Roe, of that county, who is a grand-daughter of Rev. Thomas Stadly, of North Carolina. They were married twenty-two tears ago. He served the churches of Hones Path, Walhalla, Laurens, Ninety-six, Greenwood and several other country churches in this state, and he was for some time pastor at Starkville, Mississippi. He was also pastor at Gainesville, Georgia. At the time of his death, he was pastor of the church at Jackson, Georgia, where he was beloved by the whole community. Five of his members came to Greenville to attend his funeral. He died comparatively young, being only fifty-two, but his work was finished and the Master took him home. Farewell dear friend and brother, we shall meet again, meet where we shall never be separated. As soon as we have the opportunity, his funeral sermon will be written out, and prepared for the press.

Carter, Geneva Virginia
Jackson Progress Argus 23 Jan 1991
     Mrs. Geneva Virginia Carter, 88, of 127 Henderson Street in Jackson died Jan. 16 at Sylvan Grove Hospital.
     Funeral services were conducted Jan. 20 at Gospel of Christ M.R.F. Church with Elder B. F. McKibben officiating. Burial was in the Mt. Zion cemetery.
     Mrs. Carter was born in Butts County, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Anderson Wynn. She was a member of Gospel of Christ Church.
     Survivors include her daughters, Mildred Thomas, Willie Mae Watkins, Catherine Carter, Clara Holland, Ruby Carter and Doris Robinson; sons, Melvin, Leonard and Rufus Carter; sons-in-law, Rev. Morris Thomas, Willie Holland, Robert Robinson and Willie Watkins; daughters-in-law, Sheila Carter and Willie Mae Carter; 31 grandchildren,18 great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
     Trimier - Jackson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Carter, Hubert Arto
Jackson Progress Argus 25 Jul 1963
Rites Monday In Jackson For Hubert Carter
     Mr. Hubert Arto Carter, 57, widely known Jackson businessman, died at Sylvan Grove Hospital early Saturday morning following an illness of several months.
     Born in Henry County, Mr. Carter was the son of the late Mr. Ennis Z. Carter and Mrs. Trella Hilley Carter, who survives. Mr. Carter had lived in Butts County most of his life where he was a well known farmer and farm machinery equipment dealer at the time of his death.
     Mr. Carter was a deacon of the First Baptist Church, the Exchange Club of Jackson, and the Butts County Sportsmen's Club.
     Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at three o'clock from the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Sidney L. Waterhouse, pastor, officiating, assisted by the Rev. S. H. Odom. Interment was in Jackson City Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Carter is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sara Knowles Carter; five daughters, Mrs. Virginia Leverette, Mrs. Gwen Hudgens, Miss Catherine Carter, Mrs. Betty Fouche, and Mrs. Patsy Irwin, all of Atlanta; one son, Zack Carter of Jackson; mother, Mrs. E. Z. Carter of Jackson; three sisters, Mrs. Alton Knowles, Hampton; ,Mrs. Edgar L. Wilson and Mrs. Lamar Phillips, both of Jackson; one brother, E. L. Carter, Atlanta; three grandsons.
     Pallbearers were M. L. Hodges Jr., Oscar Weaver Jr., George Ridgeway, Gervin R. Lewis, W. D. Pope Jr., and H. E. Freeman.
     Members of the Jackson Exchange Club served as honorary pallbearers.

Carter, Herbert Earl, Sr.
Jackson Progress Argus 22 Aug 1963
Jackson Native Died in Atlanta Saturday
     Mr. Herbert Earl Carter Sr., 77, of 409 West John Calvin Street, College Park, died at an Atlanta hospital Saturday.
     Mr. Carter was born in Jackson and had lived in the Atlanta area since 1948. He was a member of the Park Avenue Baptist Church.
     Funeral services were held at the church Monday at 2 p. m. with Dr. L. E. Smith and Rev. Kimsey F. Warr officiating. Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery.
      No survivors were listed from Jackson or Butts County.

Carter, John Daniel
Jackson Progress-Argus 3 Jan 1936
Mr. J. D. Carter Died at the Home His Son
     Relatives and friends in Butts and Henry counties were pained to learn of the death of Mr. J. D. Carter, 82 years of age, which occurred Sunday night at the home of his son, Mr. E. G. Carter. He had been in declining health for the past year but for the past few days his condition had grown steadily worse.
     Mr. Carter was held in affectionate esteem by a large circle of friends. He was a devout church worker and a man of broad sympathies and sterling integrity. For many years he was a consistent member of Sardis Baptist church and was one of its strongest supporters and a regular attendant when his health permitted. Though a resident of Henry county, Mr. Carter was well known in Butts county where he often visited and had business connections.
     Funeral services were held at Sardis church Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with Rev. Z. E. Barron, of Hapeville conducting the rites. Interment followed in the church cemetery. D. T. Carmichael was in charge of funeral arrangements. Surviving Mr. Carter are six sons. E. Z. and E. G. Carter, of Jackson; H. L. Carter, of Moultrie; L. D. Carter, of Lakeland, Fla.; D. D. Carter, of California, and Raymond Carter, of Atlanta; one daughter, Mrs. C. C. Cowan, of Atlanta, and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Carter, John Samuel
  The Jackson Progress-Argus July 17, 1925
Mr. J. S. Carter Yields To Death.
     Mr. John R. Carter, one of Butts county's most highly esteemed citizens passed away at his home near Jackson early Saturday morning as the result of a stroke of paralysis suffered on July 2. Mr. Carter was gone some distance from home when he was stricken and he was removed to his home and given medical attention. His condition was thought to be improved but he began to sink Wednesday and grew weaker until the end came early Saturday morning.
     The death of Mr. Carter removes one of the county's leading and most prominent citizens. He had long been identified with the progress and growth of this section and was a stalwart leader in the church and in every constructive movement for the advancement of the county and state. Probably no citizen in the county had a larger number of loyal and devoted friends. He was a man of sterling integrity and upright dealings and had the respect and confidence of all his associates. He belonged to a pioneer family of this section.
     Mr. Carter had been a member of Towaliga Baptist church since boyhood and had served as a deacon for more than forty years. He was keenly interested in church and religious work and gave much time and thought to the advancement of spiritual conditions in his section. He was a successful farmer and belonged to that class that makes the production of feed and food the first consideration.
     The surviving relatives are four daughters, Mrs. E. L. Adams, Jacksonville, Fla., Mrs. Walter Duke, Griffin, Mrs. W. S. Dame, Juliette, Mrs. I. P. Middlebrooks, Lakeland, Fla.; three sons, Mr. J. W. Carter, Deerrun, Mr. R. L. Carter, Atlanta, Prof. C. L. Carter, Union Point; one brother, Mr. W. J. Carter, Morehaven, Fla., two sisters, Mrs. W. J. Goddard, Monroe County, and Mrs. Jeptha Reynolds, of Texas. He is also survived by a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
     Funeral services were held at the First Baptist church Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock and a large body of friends and relatives gathered to pay a final tribute of respect to this good man. The floral offerings were numerous and beautiful. Dr. I. G. Walker conducted the funeral services and interment was in the family lot in the Jackson city cemetery.

Carter, John Wesley
Jackson Progress-Argus 16 Apr 1953
John W. Carter, Business Leader, Claimed By Death
     The death of John Wesley Carter,39, business, religious and civic leader, in Emory University Hospital early Saturday night came as a distinct shock to a wide circle of friends. He had been admitted to the hospital the previous week and his condition was thought to be improved, but complication arose that hastened the end.
     Messages of condolence were sent the stunned family by hundreds of friends and business associates.
     Mr. Carter's rise to a position of prominence in the, field of business had been rapid and he was recognized as one of the most successful of the younger generation of business leaders in the county. Born in Henry county Dec. 5, 1913, the son of Mrs. Trella Henley Carter and the late Ennis Z. Carter, he had spent most of his life in Jackson. After attending the Jackson schools he engaged in a business career that carried him far in the automotive industry.
     Selecting the Chrysler line of automobiles, he made J. W. Carter Company, Inc. one of the most widely known and successful agencies in this part of the state. Several years ago he erected on West Third Street a building to better house and display the popular Chrysler, Dodge, DeSoto and Plymouth cars and trucks. Before, during and after the last war he had sold hundreds of automobiles to customers over a wide territory in middle Georgia. He was keen in his analysis of business conditions and his counsel on business matters was valued.
     He was a recognized leader in the First Baptist Church where he served as a deacon and supported all causes of the church with spirit and liberality. In the field of civic affairs he was a member of the Jackson Exchange Club. He was a Mason and member of Alexius Commandery of Knights Templar and of the Shrine.
     Warm in his friendships, Mr. Carter was at his best as a family man. He was a considerate and loyal husband and an indulgent father and spent as much time as, possible with his devoted family.
     Survivors are his wife, the former Miss Katherine Elena Lewis of Henry county; two sons, Charles and Johnny Carter; two daughters, Nancy and Gail Carter; three sisters, Mrs. W. A. Knowles of Forest Park; Mrs. E. L. Wilson and Mrs. Lamar Phillips of Jackson; two brothers, Hubert Carter of Jackson and E. L. Carter of Forest Park; mother, Mrs. Ennis Carter of Jackson; several nieces and nephews.
     Impressive and largely attended funeral services were held Monday at 3 p. m. at the First Baptist Church. The body lay in state at the church from 2 o'clock until the hour of the funeral. The Rev. G. A. Briggs and the Rev. P. M. Minter officiated and burial was in the Jackson cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Carter, John William
Jackson Progress Argus, 1952
J. Will Carter Taken Death
     John William Carter, 78, lifelong resident of Butts county, died at his home Sunday night as the result of several years of feeble health and an illness of a few days.
     Funeral services were held Tuesday at 10:30 a. m. at the First Baptist Church of which he was a member. Rev. Gaither Briggs was the officiating minister and burial was in the Jackson cemetery under the direction of Peacock & Ball Funeral Home.
     The pallbearers were D. P. Settle, B. B. Garland, P. H. Weaver, Walter Harris, Claud Fincher, C. H. Smith.
     Connected with pioneer families of the county, Mr. Carter was a son of the late Mrs. Nancy K. Carter and John S. Carter. During an active career his father was a successful farmer and merchant. Mr. Carter was engaged in business in Jackson for several years and his last connection was as a salesman. Together with J. T. Warthen he erected the Carter-Warthen building, now occupied by Settle' & Robison, Inc. He took an active interest in public affairs and was a staunch Democrat and advocate of good government.
     Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Mary Hammond Carter; three daughters, Mrs. G. H. Burney of Cleveland, Ohio; Mrs. R. E. Ayers of Miami, Fla.; Mrs. R. G. Holsenbeck of Austell; three sisters, Mrs. E. L. Adams of Atlanta; Mrs. W. W. Duke of Griffin and Mrs. L. P. Middlebrooks of Lakeland, Fla.; two brothers, Levi Carter of Asheville, N. C. and Luther Carter of Lenox; several grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

Carter, Johnnie
  Middle Georgia Argus April 29, 1890
Died
     It is with pain that we make the death of little Johnnie, three-year-old son of Mr. C. R. Carter, of this county, ___ event occurred on Saturday morning. He was an unusual bright little boy and was the idol of his parents. His remains were interred in the cemetery at Towaliga on Sunday. Our sympathies are extended to the bereaved family.

Carter, Johnnie
Jackson Progress Argus 08 Feb 1984
     Mr. Johnnie Carter of 127 Henderson St., Jackson, died Sunday at his home following a brief illness.
     Funeral services will be announced later by Trimier-Jackson Funeral Services.

Jackson Progress Argus 15 Feb 1984
     Johnnie Carter of 127 Henderson Street, Jackson, died Feb. 5 at his home following a brief illness.
     Mr. Carter was born April 8, 1898 in Monroe County, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Carter.
     Survivors include his wife, Geneva Carter; nine daughters, Helen McDowell, Katherine Carter, Mildren Thomas, Lucile Wilson, Jimmie Clarie Miller, all of Jackson, Willie Mae Watkins, Doris Robinson, Clarie Holland, and Ruby Nell Carter, all of Atlanta; sons, Melvin Carter, Leonard Carter. and Rufus Carter, all of Jackson; sister-in-law, Ruby Carter of Jackson; several grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
     Services were held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Gospel of Christ M.R.F. Church with Elder B. F. McKibben officiating. Burial was in the Mt. Zion cemetery.
     Trimier-Jackson Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.

Carter, Lessie
  The Jackson Progress-Argus January 15, 1926
Bright Little Girl Claimed By Death.
     The death of little Lessie Carter, second child of Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Carter, occurred Tuesday morning at a private sanitarium in Atlanta. Her death followed an illness of five weeks, the last two of which she was a patient in Atlanta. She was thought to be improving after a mastoiditis operation but complications arose several days ago, which baffled the attending physicians and resulted in her death.
     Lessie was nine years old and a bright member of the third grade of the Jackson public schools and was a much loved little pupil. During her illness she talked frequently of her teacher, Mrs. Eva Mae Smith, and her classmates. Tuesday at noon her classmates and teacher came in a body to the home to pay a last tribute of love, bringing a beautiful offering.
     Surviving her are besides her parents, a brother, Clifford Carter and two small sisters, Jewel and Frances Carter.
     Funeral services were conducted at Sardis church Wednesday afternoon by Rev. B. B. Nelson, of Woodbury, assisted by Rev. A. R. Woodson, Pastor of the Jackson Presbyterian church.
     The casket was covered with flowers, tributes of friends of the little girl.
     Mr. and Mrs. Carter have the sympathy of their many friends in their great sorrow.

Carter, Marion Price
Jackson Progress Argus 19 Sep 1990
     Mrs. Marion Price Carter, 32, of 371 N. Oak St. in Jackson died Sept. 12 at AMI Spalding Regional Hospital in Griffin.
    Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Trimier-Jackson Funeral Home.

Jackson Progress Argus 26 Sep 1990
     Mrs. Marion Price Carter, 32, of 371 North Oak Street in Jackson died Sept. 12 at AMI Spalding Regional Hospital.
     The funeral was held Tuesday, Sept. 18, at Mt. Zion AM.E. Church, with the Rev A. F. Eusery officiating. Burial was in Jackson City Cemetery.
     Mrs. Carter was a native of Butts County, the daughter of Mary Ola Price and the late Senoia Price.
     Survivors include her husband, Melvin Carter Jr.; children, Patrick L. Price and Grace Ann Carter; mother, Mary Ola Price; brothers, Oscar, Senoia Jr., Charles, Anthony and Randolph Price; grandmother. Alberta Brownlee; and several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.
     Trimier - Jackson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Carter, Mary Hammond
Jackson Progress Argus 20 Sep 1973
Graveside Rites For Mrs. Carter
     Mrs. Mary Hammond Carter, 90, of Austell, formerly of Jackson, died Monday, September 17th, in Austell where, she had resided for the past 14 years.
     Born in Butts County September 1, 1883, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Wade H. Hammond. She was the widow of Mr. J. Will Carter.
     Graveside services for Mrs. Carter were held Tuesday afternoon at four o'clock at the Jackson City Cemetery with Rev. Don Folsom officiating. Haisten Funeral Home was in charge of local arrangements.
     Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. G. H. Burney of Cleveland, Ohio, Mrs. Ralph Ayers and Mrs. R. G. Holsenbeck, both of Austell; four grandchildren; two great grandchildren, Jackson relatives include a nephew, Stillwell Ball, and several cousins.

Carter, Maybelle
  The Jackson Progress-Argus November 7, 1919
     Little Maybelle Carter, the seven-months-old daughter of Mr. Frank Carter died Thursday night at the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Lane.
Since the death of her mother in the spring, her grandparents had kept her and she won a warm place in their affections.
     The funeral services were conducted Friday afternoon at three o'clock at Towaliga, Rev. T. H. Vaughn conducting the short service.
     Besides her grandparents and father, she is survived by four sisters and two brothers.

Carter, Nat O.
(See Ouzts, Julian W. )

Carter, Priscilla Mrs.
  The Jackson Argus July 2, 1897
Mrs. Carter Dead.
     The Argus learns with regret of the death of Mrs. Priscilla Carter, an aged and respected lady, living near Peeksville in Henry county.
     Her death occurred last Sunday at the home of one of her sons.
     Mrs. Carter was the mother of a number of splendid boys the youngest of whom is ex-tax collector W. L. Carter of Worthville.
     The Argus tenders sympathy to the bereaved relatives.
  
Carter, Raymond Steward
Jackson Progress Argus 27 Mar 1958
R. S. Carter Is Buried Friday At Sardis Church
    Funeral services for Raymond S. Carter, 64, were held Friday afternoon at Sardis Baptist Church, with the Rev. Robert Chamber and Rev. Sidney Waterhouse officiating.
    Interment was in the church cemetery under the direction of Haisten Funeral Home.
    A brother of the late E. Z. Carter, Mr. Carter died Monday, March 17, at the Veterans Hospital in Murfreesboro, Tenn., where he had been a patient for about 14 years.
    Survivors include one sister, Mrs. W. C. Cowan of Atlanta; two brothers, H. L. Carter, Moultrie; A. J. Carter, Oakland, Calif.; several nieces and nephews.
    Pallbearers were C. M. Cowan, Hubert Carter, Lamar Carter, Eugene Carter, Alton Knowles and Earnest Allen.
Carter, Sara L. Knowles
Jackson Progress Argus 27 Jan 1977
Mrs. Carter Buried Friday In Jackson
     Mrs. Sara Knowles Carter, of 351 West Avenue, Jackson, died late Wednesday afternoon, January 19th, after apparently suffering a heart attack.
     A native of Henry County, Mrs. Carter was daughter of the late Mr. Olin A. Knowles and Mrs. Daisy Wilson Knowles. She was the widow of Mr. Hubert A. Carter and a member of the First Baptist Church of Jackson.
     She is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Virginia Leverette of Douglasville, Mrs. Gwen Hudgens and Mrs. Catherine Kinard, both of Atlanta; Mrs. Betty Fouche of Covington, and Mrs. Patsy Ewing of Chamblee; a son, Zack Carter of Jackson; four sisters, Mrs. Frances Grant of Woodstock, Mrs. Gladys Moody of Atlanta, Mrs. Vesta Ingram of Ventura, Calif., and Mrs. Matilda Wright of Griffin; four brothers, Bill Knowles of Hampton, Alton Knowles of Riverdale, Bernard Knowles of Conyers and Bud Knowles of Forest Park; nine grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
     Funeral services were conducted Friday afternoon at 2:10 o'clock from the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Don Folsom, pastor, officiating. Burial was in the Jackson City Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of plans.
     Pallbearers were Johnny Carter, Donnie Phillips, Jimmy Knowles, Larry Knowles, Marshall Knowles, and Doug Knowles.

Carter, Shoog
  Butts County Progress May 27, 1910
Flovilla.
     On Monday night about midnight George Persons entered the home of "Shoog" Carter firing upon her with a shot gun, killing her instantly. The parties were colored and live between Flovilla and Cork.

Carter, Thomas Joe
Jackson Progress-Argus 17 Aug 1934
Jackson Marine Dies Following Operation
Thomas Joe Carter, Graduate of Jackson School, Succumbs to Illness in Brooklyn, New York.
     Host of relatives and friends here were shocked by announcement of the death of Mr. Thomas Joe Carter, 21 years of age, member of the United States Marine Corps, which occurred in Brooklyn, N. Y., Friday night of Iast week. Death followed an operation for a rupture of the diaphragm, performed at the government hospital. Blood transfusions before and after the operation were unable to save the life of this young man.
     Mr. Carter, who was born October 21, 1912, was a son of Mr. Charles Frank Carter and the late Mrs, Sarah Martha Lane Carter, the latter having passed away fifteen years ago, and was educated in the local school. He was graduated from the high school in the class of 1929 and on September 4, 1933, enlisted in the Marine Corps at the Macon office. He received preliminary training at the Parris Island station and later had sea schooling at. Norfolk, Va., in December of last year he was assigned to the battleship New Mexico at Philadelphia navy yard and had made extensive cruises in southern waters. Recently the New Mexico has been in dry dock at the Brooklyn navy yard, and it was there that Mr. Carter become seriously ill Thursday of last week.
     Mr. Carter had made a splendid record in the Marine Corps and was popular with officers and men alike and was in line for rapid promotion. He was a young man of sterling character and possessed the esteem of all who knew him.
     The body was sent to Jackson Tuesday night and was accompanied by Miss Mildred Lane, an aunt, as an escort. Funeral services were held at the Towaliga Baptist church, of which he was a member, Wednesday afternoon at 2:30, with Dr. C. C. Heard officiating. He was buried with military honors, members of the Jackson Rifles acting for the Marine Corps, having charge of the services at the grave.
     Surviving Mr. Carter are his father, well known Butts county citizen; one brother, Bernard Carter, of Jackson; four sisters, Miss Ethel Carter, Jackson; Miss Rose Ellen Carter, teacher in Concord public schools; Miss Sarah Carter, Jackson, and Miss Clotie Vick Carter, home demonstration agent in Seminole county. To the family friends express tender sympathy in their great sorrow.

Carter, Tony
Jackson Progress Argus 21 Sep 1972
Heat Stroke Fells Player At Monticello
     A 200-pound, 16 year-old junior tackle on the Monticello High School football team, Tony Carter, collapsed in the third quarter in the game against Putnam County Friday night and died shortly afterwards from a cause not determined by an autopsy, but believed to possibly be from a heat stroke.
     The death of the youthful gridder, first in a high school football related fatality in the state since 1966, came as a crushing blow to the team and the community. Monticello Coach Lamar Lipham reported that Carter did have a high fever after arrival at the Putnam Co. Hospital with his temperature up near the 110 degree mark. Carter has two brothers on the team, Coach Lipham revealed, Glenn, a senior starting linebacker, and Dwight, a freshman.
     An autopsy was performed Saturday at one o'clock but an announcement afterwards revealed that the postmortem failed to ascertain the cause of death but believed that it could be attributed to heat prostration. Many games Friday night in the Central Georgia area were played in temperatures of at least 90 degrees.
     Putnam County won the game 32-0.
     The death of the popular young player caused Coach Lipham to remark, "it makes one wonder if you're in the right business. I wonder if I did something wrong . . . if this tragedy could have been prevented."

Carter, Trella Almetta Hilley
Jackson Progress Argus 16 Mar 1967
Rites Thursday For Mrs. Carter
     Funeral services for Mrs. E. Z. Carter, 84, widely known and beloved Jackson matron, who died Tuesday night, March 7, at Sylvan Grove Hospital, were held Thursday afternoon at three o'clock from the Jackson Methodist Church. The Rev. P. M. Minter a former pastor, Rev. Ray Dunahoo, present pastor and Rev. Theodore Terry, chaplain at Westbury Medical Care Home, officiated. Interment was in Jackson City Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mrs. Carter had been in declining health for several years and had been a patient at Westbury Medical Care Home for some time as well as a patient at Sylvan Grove Hospital. The former Miss Trella Hilley, she was the daughter of the late Mr. John Wesley Hilley and Mrs. Sara Jane Hilley. She had spent most of her life in Jackson and was a member of the Jackson Methodist Church.
     Mrs. Carter is survived by one son, Ennis L. Carter of Conley; three daughters, Mrs. W. A. Knowles Sr. of Hampton, Mrs. E. L. Wilson and Mrs. Lamar Phillips, both of Jackson; one sister, Mrs. H. E. McCart of Covington; one brother, A. G. Hilley of Atlanta; 16 grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren.
     Pallbearers were Wayne Phillips, Donald Phillips, Charles Carter, Johnny Carter, Zack Carter and Bobby Cauthen, all grandchildren.

Carter, Victoria Ellen Lavonia Thaxton
  The Jackson Progress-Argus December 9, 1927
Mrs. C. R. Carter Passed Away Saturday Afternoon.
     The death of Mrs. C. R. Carter, 73 years of age, widow of the late Mr. C. R. Carter, former Butts county tax receiver and collector, occurred Saturday afternoon at 12:30 o'clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Gus Wise. She had been in declining health for some time and her last illness extended over a period of about three weeks. Many friends in the county regret to know of the passing of this prominent and beloved woman.
     Mrs. Carter was connected with an old and influential family of the county. Before marriage she was Miss Victoria Ellen Thaxton. She had been a member of Liberty church since girlhood and was faithful and devoted to all religious activities. She possessed many admirable traits of character and was widely esteemed.
     Surviving relatives are a son, Mr. C. Frank Carter, of Jackson; two daughters, Mrs. Gus Wise, of Jackson, and Mrs. Belle Weaver, of Atlanta; on brother, Mr. W. W. Thaxton, of Atlanta; two sisters, Mrs. Ida Bethel, of Jackson, and Mrs. Mattie Jester, of Cordele. She is also survived by a number of grandchildren.
     Funeral services were held at Towaliga church Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock and Rev. T. H. Vaughn officiated. Many friends and relatives gathered for a final tribute of respect and interment was in the church yard.

Carter, William Joseph
Jackson Progress-Argus 1 May 1936
Mr. W. J. Carter Died in Griffin on April 22
     Mr. W. J. Carter, 86 years of age, sole- surviving brother of the late Messrs. J. S. and C. R. Carter, prominent Butts county citizens, died at his home in Griffin April 22. Funeral services were held Thursday, with interment in Oak Hill cemetery.
     Mr. Carter was born in Monroe county in 1850 and had resided in Griffin for the past several years. He is survived by one sister, Mrs. J, W. Goddard; two step-daughters and two step-sons and several nieces and nephews.

Cartin, Michelle Denise
Jackson Progress Argus 26 May 1975
Cartin Infant Buried At Oak Hill
     Little Miss Michelle Denise Cartin, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Cartin of Route 3, Jackson, died early Thursday morning, May 22nd, at the Griffin-Spalding County Hospital.
     Graveside services were conducted Saturday morning at 11 o'clock in Oak Hill Cemetery, Griffin, with the Rev. Cecil Dix officiating. McDonald Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
     Survivors, in addition to her parents, are grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Cartin of Augusta and Mrs. Colie Blair of Griffin.

Cartwright, Loye
Jackson Progress Argus 14 Sep 1967
Sister of Dr. Cartwright Is Fire Victim
     Friends of Dr. and Mrs. R. J. Cartwright of Jackson sympathize with them in the death of Dr. Cartwright's sister on August 31st in Minong, Wisconsin.
     Miss Loye Cartwright was burned to death in a fire which destroyed her gift shop about two o'clock in the morning. According to her brother she had operated the shop for about 20 years with the shop being known throughout the northern and midwestern states. The fire was of undetermined origin.
     Dr. and Mrs. Cartwright returned home Sunday night after having spent two weeks in Wisconsin.
     Miss Cartwright is survived by her mother, Mrs. Lula Cartwright, of Waukegan, Ill.; five brothers, Donald W. Cartwright, of Parkland, Wisconsin; L. S. Cartwright of Eugene, Oregon; Dr. R. J. Cartwright of Jackson; Kyle W. Cartwright of Minong, Wisconsin; and W. L. Cartwright of Waukegan, Ill.

Carver, Eleanor Wynn
Jackson Progress Argus 14 Apr 1966
Mrs. Carver Was Buried Friday In Henry County
     Mrs. Eleanor Wynn Carver, 45, of McDonough, mother of Mrs. Lamar McMichael of Jackson, died Thursday morning, April 7th, at Sylvan Grove Hospital where she had been a patient for several weeks. She had been in declining health for a number of years.
     Funeral services were conducted Friday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at New Hope Methodist Church in Henry County, of which she was a member, with Rev. Bill Kirby, pastor, and Rev. Robert Thompson, pastor of the First Baptist Church in Jackson, officiating. Interment was in the churchyard cemetery.
     She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Lamar McMichael, Jackson; two sons, Randall Carver of McDonough, and Jimmy Carver, with the U. S. Army in Viet Nam; parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Wynn of McDonough; a sister, Mrs. C. B. Norsworthy of Locust Grove; two grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
     Mrs. Carver made her home with her parents in Henry County but had been in Jackson with her daughter since December.

Cary, California Benson
  The Jackson Progress-Argus September 21, 1928
Wife Of Former Jackson Pastor Passes In Atlanta.
     Friends here of Mrs. California Benson Cary, aged 76, wife of the late Rev. C. C. Cary, a former pastor of the Jackson Methodist church, will regret to learn of her death which occurred in Atlanta Friday night. Funeral services were held in Atlanta Saturday afternoon and interment was in Augusta Sunday morning.

Cash, C. C.
Jackson Progress Argus 14 July 1933
Mr. C. C. Cash Dies at Home in Jackson
     Stricken with a fatal illness at midnight Wednesday, Mr. Charlie C. Cash, 49 years of age, died at his home on Roberts Avenue before medical assistance could be summoned. He had not been in robust health for eighteen months, but the fatal attack came without warning.
     Born in South Carolina, Mr. Cash had been a resident for many years of Georgia. He formerly resided in Atlanta and about a year ago came to Jackson to reside. He was a plumber and steam fitter and had the reputation of being a skilled artisan. He was a man of good character and was held in high esteem by all who knew him. Mr. Cash was a Mason.
     He is survived by his wife, formerly Miss Zoda Lummus, daughter of Mr. Jesse Lummus, of Butts county, and two sisters who reside in South Carolina.
     The funeral arrangements have not been completed, but the services will probably be held Friday with interment in Macedonia church cemetery.
     Friends here were sorry to learn of the death of Mr. Cash and sympathize with the family in their bereavement.

Cash, Carlton J.
Jackson Progress Argus 24 Dec 1964
Jackson Youth Killed When Train Hits Car
     A four-year-old Negro boy, Carlton Cash, was killed and his father, Charlie Lee Cash, 23, both of Route 2, Jackson, was seriously injured Sunday afternoon when the car in which he were the sale occupants was struck in the rear by a Southern Railway passenger train at the, old Bibb station crossing between highways 16 and 42.
     Both victims were rushed to Sylvan Grove Hospital by ambulance, with the boy being transferred later in the afternoon to Macon Hospital where he succumbed about 9:35 Sunday night, some five hours after the accident.
     His father was reported in fair condition Monday at Sylvan Grove Hospital. The car had almost negotiated the crossing when it was struck in the rear by the train.
Cash, Floyd
Jackson Progress Argus 26 Jan 1956
Negro Man Dies Tuesday of Wounds In Shooting Fray
     An argument, between two county Negro men resulted shooting fray Saturday afternoon and, as a result, one of the Negroes died Tuesday in a Macon hospital of shotgun wounds. The dead man listed as Floyd Cash.
     According to Sheriff J. D., the participants were Leroy White about 18, and Floyd Cash, about 25.
     Pope quoted White as saying Cash picked up an axe and was chasing him up an alley behind Cowan's Store off Hwy. 42, when he (White) dashed into a house, secured a gun and shot Cash.
     Cash received severe wound in the neck and chest region and shot twice with a single barrel gun, according to Sheriff Pope.
     White is being held in the Butts county jail, until the extent of Cash wounds are determined.

Cash, Joe
Jackson Progress-Argus Jan 18, 1940
Negro Killed Friday Night Near the Depot
     A negro man, listed as Joe Cash was killed near the Southern depot Friday night and a coroner's jury that investigated the crime found Bose Strickland, charged with the shooting, was justified. The verdict of the jury was:
     "We the jury empaneled by Hon. J. M. D. Bond, coroner of Butts county, to investigate the death of one Joe Cash, colored, find that he came to his death by being shot twice with 32.20 pistol, once in the left leg and once in the right side of back, said shots being fired by Bose Strickland in protection of his life and property, and find that it was justified homicide on the part of said Bose Stickland. This the 13th day of January, 1940. Obibe Watkms, foreman."
     Cash, it was reported, was caught in the act of stealing an automobile tire when he was shot.
 
Cash, Johnnie W.
Jackson Progress Argus 23 Jan 1991
     Mr. Johnnie W. Cash, 66, of Atlanta died Jan. 17.
     The funeral was held Jan.11, at Gospel of Christ M.R.F. Church with Elder B. F. McKibben officiating. Burial was in Jackson City Cemetery.
     Mr. Cash was born in Butts County, son of the late Willand Josephine Cash.
     Survivors include his daughter, Mary Barber of Jackson; sisters, Dorothy Harris, Ella Maxwell, Sandra Cash and Emily Evans, all of Atlanta; brother, Charlie Cash of Indian Springs; one son-in-law, two sisters-in-law, six grandchildren, four great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
     Trimier - Jackson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Cash, Josephine
Jackson Progress Argus 01 Oct 1986
     Mrs. Josephine Cash of 224 Mill St., Barnesville, died Sunday at Grady Hospital in Atlanta.
     Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Trimier Jackson Funeral Services.

Cash, Julia Winship
Jackson Progress Argus 14 Sep 1994
     Julia Winship Cash of Jackson died Tues., Aug. 30, at the Camilla Nursing Home.
     Funeral services were held Fri., Sept. 2, at Zion Baptist Church with Dr. B. J. Saucer officiating. Interment was in the Jackson City Cemetery.
     Ms. Cash was born Sept. 11, 1908 in Bibb County, daughter of the late Winship and Mattie Cornelious.
     She graduated from Spelman College and taught school in Jackson and Chamblee. She was supervisor of the Ohio Department of Family and Children Services and was the church musician at Zion Baptist Church.
     Survivors include Emma and Robert Head, their sons, Roderick, Vincent and Ronald, all of Jackson; and several cousins
     Trimer Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Cash, Zodie Lummus
Jackson Progress Argus 31 Mar 1977
Mrs. Cash Died Sunday In Monroe Co.
     Mrs. Zodie Lummus Cash, 87, of 312 North Mulberry Street, died late Sunday night at the Hilltop Nursing Home in Monroe County where she had been a patient for the past six years.
     Born in Butts County August 30, 1889, she was daughter of the late Jessie Lummus and the late Susan Dye Lummus. She had lived in Atlanta before moving back to Jackson some years ago.
     Mrs. Cash is survived by one sister, Mrs. Annie Stone of Vivian, Louisiana; several nieces and nephews including Miss Edith Lummus and Darryl (Butch) Lummus, both of Jackson.
     Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock from Haisten's Chapel with the Rev. A. L. Price officiating. Burial was in Macedonia Baptist Cemetery. Haisten Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
     Nephews served as pallbearers.

Casteel, Charles Raymond
Jackson Progress Argus 14 Apr 1993
     Charles Raymond Casteel of Jackson died Mon., April 12, at Henry General Hospital.
     Graveside services were held Wed., April 14, in the Jackson City Cemetery with Rev. Gene Sellers officiating.
     Mr. Casteel was born Aug. 20, 1930 in Fulton County, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Casteel. He was a retired cabinet maker and was a Baptist.
     Survivors include son Dwayne Eddie Casteel of Jackson; daughters Patricia Diane Henrickson, Sheila Marie Ivy and Anita June Williamson, all of Jackson.
     Sherrell Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Castellaw, Leander Jackson
Jackson Progress-Argus Aug 3, 1939
Mr. J. L. Castellaw Claimed by Death
     The death of Mr. Jack L. Castellaw, 87 years of age, ah aged and respected citizen of the Locust Grove community and brother-in-law of Dr. B. F. Akin, Jackson physician, occurred at his home Monday. Death resulted after an illness of about two weeks.
     Mr. Castellaw had long been identified with the progress and development of Henry county. Of the Primitive Baptist faith he was not an active church member but showed interest in religious affairs.
     Surviving relatives are his wife, the former Miss Mattie Akin, of Spalding county; four sons, Forest, William and Royce Castellaw, of Locust Grove; Herman Castellaw, of Jackson; a daughter, Mrs. Katie Sue Drewry, of Locust Grove.
     Funeral services were held Wednesday at Beersheba church and burial was in the church cemetery.
     
Castellaw, Mary Tyus Godsey
Jackson Progress Argus 19 Oct 1978
Tuesday Rites Held Here For Mrs. Castellaw
     Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Godsey Castellaw, 74, of 235 Oakland Circle were conducted Tuesday afternoon at three o'clock from the Chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home with the Rev. Phil DeMore officiating. Interment was in the Jackson City cemetery.
     Mrs. Castellaw died at the Griffin Spalding Hospital Monday about 2:30 A.M.
Born in Butts County January 22, 1904, she was the daughter of the late Mr. Sam Godsey and the late Mrs. Josie Maddox Godsey. She was a member of the Jackson United Methodist Church and Jephtha Chapter No. 252 Order of Eastern Star.
     Survivors include her husband, Mr. Herman Castellaw; one son, Henry Castellaw of Loganville; one daughter, Mrs. Mary Sue Karr of Atlanta; two sisters, Mrs. Nellie Hencely of Jackson and Mrs. Lucy Kate Haynes of Flovilla; two brothers, Asbury Godsey of Jackson and Verner Godsey of Bushland, Texas; one grandson, Henry Jack Castellaw of Loganville; several nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers were Bill Browning, Dr. Jack Newman, Stanley Maddox, Lewis Freeman, Howard Greer and Alex Garland.
     
Castellaw, Herman Jackson
Jackson Progress Argus 15 Sep 1982
     Herman Jackson Castellaw, 78, formerly of 235 Oakland Circle, Jackson, died Thursday morning at Sylvan Grove Hospital following a long period of declining health.
     Mr. Castellaw was born in Locust Grove, the son of the late Leander Jackson Castellaw and the late Mattie Akin Castellaw.
     He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, having served eight years, and was employed with the Jackson Ice Plant and Webb's for several years before his retirement.
     Mr. Castellaw was a member of the Jackson United Methodist Church and the St. John's Lodge No. 45 of Free and Accepted Masons in Jackson.
     Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Mary Sue Karr of Atlanta; a son, Henry Castellaw of Loganville; a grandson, Henry Jack Castellaw of Loganville; two step grandchildren, Mrs. Betty Gilbert and Kenneth Buckland, both of Loganville; a sister, Mrs. James Garland of Locust Grove; two brothers, William Castellaw and Roy Castellaw, both of Locust Grove; several nieces and nephews.
     Funeral services were conducted Saturday morning at 10:00 in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home in Jackson. Rev. Mack Patterson officiated, and burial was in the Jackson City Cemetery.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson made the arrangements.
Castellow, George Mrs.
  Middle Georgia Argus September 16, 1884
     Mrs. George Castellow who lived just over the line in Henry county near Locust Grove died on Friday. She leaves a young husband and several small children to mourn her departure.
     
Castellow, George W. Mr.
  The Jackson Argus April 1, 1898
The Death of George W, Castellow of near this place is a source of grief to many a heart.
     After a lingering and trying illness, George W. Castellow died at his home near Locust Grove, on Monday morning the 25th instant. He passed away quietly, yet exultantly to the triumph of the Christian's faith (although he was not a member of any church) and there is not a doubt in the minds of those who knew him t6hat he entered into the "rest that remaineth to the people of God."
All his brothers and sisters were with him at the time of his death.
     As a citizen, Mr. Castellow was in many respects a model. He was a prosperous and progressive farmer, a leader of thought and action in his community and a man of large influence in his section.
     Twill be many days his place can be filled in secular relations.
     He has been married twice but both wives have preceded him in the glory land and eternal rest. He has three daughters living. His funeral was conducted by Dr. I. L. Gunter, pastor of Bersheba church. His remains were tenderly laid away in the church burying ground, to await the voice of the archangel and the trump of God on the resurrection morn. On behalf of a devoted bereaved mother and loving children and a host of relatives, neighbors and friends with a weeping heart, we bid you all a loving farewell to meet in the glorious resurrection of the just, in a sweet home to "die no more."

Castellow, L. J., Mrs.
Jackson Progress-Argus, January 13, 1955
Mrs. L. J. Castellow Died in Locust Grove
     Friends of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Castellaw and family extend them sympathy in the death of Mr. Castellaw's mother, Mrs. L. J. Castellaw, which occurred Saturday at Locust Grove. Funeral services were held Monday at the Locust Grove Baptist Church and burial was in the Bersheba cemetery.

Castleberry, Ella L. Goins
Jackson Progress-Argus 22 Feb 1935
Mrs. Ella Castleberry Passed Away Feby. 15
     The death of Mrs. Ella Castle berry, 80 years of age, widow of the late Mr. John P. Castleberry, occur red in Milledgeville on February 15 death resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage. She passed away at the home of her grandson, C. F. Reeves
     Mrs. Castleberry, the former Miss Ella Goins, was born July 25, 1855 and was connected with a prominent family of this section. She had spent her entire life in the county and upon the death of her husband had made her some with her grandsons, E. J. Reeves of Butts county and C. F. Reeves of Milledgeville. She had been a member of Pleasant Grove church for many years and was highly esteemed by scores of friends, being a favorite with young people.
     Survivors include two children, Mrs. Lena Reeves, of Milledgeville and C. E. Reeves, Pittsburg, Pa., a brother, J. W. Goins, of Macon, and a sister, Mrs. W. P. Castleberry of Macon; 13 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews, and great nieces and nephews.
     Funeral services were held at Paran church Saturday morning at 11 o'clock, with Rev. H. A. King, of Flovilla, officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery.

Castleberry, Harris
Jackson Progress Argus 29 Jul 1971
Macon an Electrocuted In Accident
     A 39-year-old Negro employee of a Macon concrete firm was electrocuted and instantly killed about 3:15 o'clock Monday afternoon when the boom of a truck struck a high power line at a home near Indian Springs where he was unloading a consignment of concrete blocks.
     Killed in the accident was Harris Castleberry, 39, of 845 Edgewood Avenue, Macon. He had been an employee of Mathis-Akins Concrete for about two years.
     The accident happened on what is known locally as the George Henderson Road or the Indian Springs Road, south of Indian Springs, where Castleberry was placing blocks in the yard of Willie Lee Adams. The victim had backed the truck into the front yard and was in the process of unloading the blocks when the tragedy occurred.
     The accident was witnessed by two brothers, Clemmie Lee Adams and Chester Lee Adams, who warned Castleberry of the possible danger of striking the 7,200 volt line. Indian Springs residents report hearing the pistol-like report when the boom struck the power line. The line fell across the victim's body. His body could not be removed until the power was shut off by Georgia Power Company employees.
     The accident was investigated by the Butts County Sheriff's Department with the mishap drawing a large number of spectators to the scene. It was approximately an hour after the accident that Castleberry's body was removed by an ambulance from a Jackson funeral home.

Castleberry, Rosa Ann (Annie) James
  The Jackson Progress-Argus May 26, 1922
Mrs. Annie Castleberry Passed Away Sunday.
     Mrs. Annie Castleberry, 44 years of age, died at her home in Pepperton Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, following a long illness. She was a member of Pleasant Grove Methodist church, where the funeral was held Monday morning at 11 o'clock, with Rev. J. E. Cline of Flovilla officiating.
     Mrs. Castleberry is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Jess Maddox, Misses Louise and Ella Castleberry of Pepperton; four brothers, Messrs. J. R., R. C., J. R., and W. T. James, of Butts county, and four half-brothers, Ernest, W. P., Clifton and Grady James; two half-sisters, Mrs. Cora Singley and Miss Lexie James, and her step-mother, Mrs. G. W. James.

Castlebury, George T.
  Butts County Progress December 9, 1910
George Castlebury was Buried On Last Wednesday
     The remains of George Castlebury, the youngest son of Mrs. Ella Castlebury, living near Indian Springs, who died in Nashville, Tenn., last Saturday, were brought to Flovilla Sunday night. The remains were taken in charge by the J. S. Johnson Co., Undertakers, and the funeral was held Monday morning at 11:00 o'clock, at Paron church, in Monroe county, the services being conducted by Rev. J. A. Sprayberry.
     Young Castlebury was injured several days ago and was taken to a hospital where he received treatment. He was found dead Saturday.
     His mother, one sister and one brother survive Mr. Castlebury.

Castleberry Infant
  Butts County Progress April 2, 1909
Little Child Hangs Self With Rope.
Horrible Death of Two Year Old Child Near Indian Spring Last Week Playing With Swing and Got Entangled in the Rope.
     News of the death by hanging of the two year old child of Mr. and Mrs. Will Castleberry, living between Indian Spring and the Monroe county line, last week, reached Jackson a day or two ago.
     It seems, from the account received here, that there was a swing in the yard where the children were accustomed to play and that the child was left playing there by its mother who busied herself about the house. After being gone from the yard for some time, she returned to find the little fellow suspended in the air with a rope around its neck, dead.
     The death of the child came as a great shock to its parents. Just how it happened to get entangled in the rope is not known.
     Coroner McElroy was notified of the death, though no inquest was held, as this was probably not thought necessary under the circumstances.
     The stricken parents have the sympathy of a host of friends in this sad blow.

Castleberry, John P.
The Jackson Argus December 5, 1902
     Mr. John P. Castleberry died at his home near Indian Spring on the 26th day of November, 1902. Mr. Castleberry was a man of many high and noble traits of character. He was honest, Considerate, conscientious and kind; he was a great sufferer almost all his life, and for something over two months he bore it all without complaint, and in the midst of his greatest suffering, when it seems as if it was all he could do to get his breath, he was always considerate of the comfort of those around him. When he could not speak so as to be understood he would point to chairs in the room for those standing to have seats. He was buried at Paron church, in Monroe county, attended by a large course of sorrowing friends and relatives. We say to the bereaved wife and children, do not weep for him, for your loss is his eternal gain, for he died in the full triumph of a living faith in his Savior, who said: "I go to prepare a place for you, so that where I am there you may be also."

Castleberry, John William
  Butts County Progress January 24,1913.
J, W, Castleberry Died In Chattanooga.
     At the age of 34, Mr. J. W. Castleberry died in Chattanooga last week, death being due to pneumonia. The remains were brought to Flovilla and the funeral was held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at Pleasant Grove church in Monroe county.
     Mr. Castleberry was a native of Butts county, and is survived by his wife and three children, his mother, Mrs. Ells Castleberry, and a sister, Mrs. J. J. Reeves.

Castleberry, Ronald T.
Jackson Progress Argus 05 Aug 1992
     Ronald T. Castleberry, 53, of Marietta died Friday, July 17, 1992 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Atlanta due to complications of Lou Gehrig's Disease.
     Funeral services were held Sunday, July 19, in the H. M. Patterson & Son Canton Hill Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Al Cox officiating. Interment was in Arlington Memorial Park in Sandy Springs.
     Mr. Castleberry graduated from Southern Tech in Marietta and was formerly a programmer/analyst with American Software. He was a former treasurer and choir member of East Cobb Baptist Church in Marietta.
     Survivors include his wife, Barbara Kimbell Castleberry; son John Alan Castleberry, Georgia Southern University; mother and step-father Dean Castleberry Burson and Robert Burson, Stone Mountain; sisters Caroline C. McDaniel and Paula Ziegenfuss both of Stone Mountain; brother Jerry Castlpberry, Cumming; and several nieces and nephews.
     Patterson and Son Canton Hill Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Castleberry, W. P.
  The Jackson Progress-Argus March 1, 1918
     The sudden passing away of Mr. Castleberry at his home on Thanksgiving night brought sorrow to his friends. Mr. Castleberry loved his home, his family and friends. The large concourse of sorrowing people and beautiful flowers attested the esteem in which he was held. Mr. Cline, his pastor, paid a fine tribute to the Christian standing of this popular man. Indian Springs expresses sympathy to the bereavement of Mrs. Castleberry, the children and grandchildren.

Castlebury, Susannah F. Bass
  Middle Georgia Argus August 9, 1887
Obituary.
     Mrs. Susannah Castlebury, the subject of this sketch, was born Feb. 11, 1820 in Monroe county, Ga.
     Her death occurred at her residence in Butts county on Saturday July 30th 1887.
     She was the widow of Jeptha Castlebury, who was born in Warren county, Ga., Nov. 22, 1811, die suddenly at his home Apr. 27, 1866, and like her, a devout Christian and a steadfast adherent to the doctrine and principles of the Primitive Baptist church.
     The funeral services were conducted at her home by the Rev. James G. Kimbell, who took for his text "She hath done what she could" and after a most beautiful and appropriate sermon, her remains were laid away in the family burying ground, Aug. 1.
     She leaves three sons and five daughters and a large circle of grandchildren and friends to mourn her loss.
     We can pay her no higher tribute than to say she professed and died triumphant over death and the grave. As a christian she was blameless in life and pure in heart, kind and gentle in spirit. The ______ home, the tender consideration towards her family and neighbors and devotion to her church are all in proof of her love for the Savior.
     She had been connected with the Primitive Baptist church ever since her early womanhood; and her life was a beautiful illustration of the life of a true christian. She bore her sufferings with fortitude until the summons came for her spirit to quit its earthly tenement and go forth to that better land to enjoy a blest eternity "beyond the sunset's radiant glow."
Where the saints of all ages in harmony meet,
Their Savior and brethren transported to greet,
Where anthems of rapture unceasingly roll'
And the smile of the Lord is the feast of the soul.
A Friend.

Caston, Bonnie Carr
Jackson Progress Argus 15 Mar 1989
     Bonnie Carr Caston, 83, of 10 Mill St., East Jackson, died Saturday night at Clayton General Hospital where she had been a patient for 12 days.
     The funeral was held Monday at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home with the Rev. A. L. Price and the Rev. Rick Veal officiating. Burial was in the Jackson cemetery.
     Mrs. Caston was born in Cochran, daughter of W. W. Carr and Mary Delia Smith Carr. She was the widow of J. B. Caston and was retired from Avondale Mills in Jackson.
     She was active in the Butts County Nutrition Center and was a member of the Second Baptist Church in Jackson.
     Survivors include two sons, Billy Caston of Griffin and Donnie Caston of Athens; daughters, Edna Daniel of Jackson and Angie Jones of Griffin; 12 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; large number of nieces and nephews.
     Sherrell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
                    
Caston, David L.
  The Jackson Progress-Argus February 18, 1927
Mr. D. L. Caston Is Summoned By Death.
     Friends here are sorry to learn of the death of Mr. D. L. Caston, aged 60, which occurred at his home in Gainesville, Ga., Tuesday, February 10. He had suffered for several months with Bright's disease and news of his passing did not come as a surprise to the family.
     Funeral services were held at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Elsie Kinard, in Gainesville, Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. The Odd Fellows had charge of the services at the grave and interment was in the Gainesville city cemetery.
Mr. Caston was born and reared in Butts county and was well known here. He was connected with the Jackson water and light department several years ago, resigning to accept a position as superintendent of the municipal plant at Commerce. After serving there for some time he accepted a position in Gainesville and from there went to Phoenix City, Ala. Ill health forced him to give up his position the past summer and he had made his home in Gainesville for several months proceeding his death.
     Mr. Caston was a member of the Presbyterian church and held membership in the Odd Fellows. During the past generational campaign he spent several days here, being an ardent supporter of governor-elect Hardman.
     Mr. Caston is survived by his widow, who was Miss Ada Grant of Butts county before her marriage; a son Eben Caston, and a daughter, Mrs. Elsie Kinard, both of Gainesville; a brother, Mr. W. J. Caston, of Jenkinsburg; and twelve grandchildren.
     
Caston, Eben B.
Jackson Progress Argus 01 Apr 1965
Eben Caston, Butts Native, Dies Gainesville
     Funeral services were conducted Monday in Gainesville for Eben Caston, 71, Butts County native, who died in Gainesville on Saturday, March 27.
     Mr. Caston had lived away from Butts County for a long number of years. He was the son of the late Mrs. Ada Grant Caston and Mr. David Laney Caston of the Towaliga Community. The elder Mr. Caston worked at the Jackson Waterworks, moving from here to Gainesville where both he and his son did the same type work.
     No immediate members of Mr. Caston's family reside in Butts County, but he is survived by a large number of cousins who live here.

Caston, Elizabeth Malva Thurston
Jackson Progress Argus 26 Jul 1951
Mrs. J. W. Caston Taken By Death
     Mrs. Elizabeth Thurston Caston, 79, died at her home in Pepperton July 19 at 9:25 p. m. after a period of ill health extending over several months.
     Widow of the late Mr. Joseph Wilson Caston, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Henry Thurston, her father being a Confederate veteran and former tax receiver of Butts county. She spent her life in Butts county and resided at Jenkinsburg and following the death of her husband lived with her children at Pepperton . She was a member of the Baptist church and was loved by a wide circle of friends.
     Funeral services were held at the Pepperton Baptist church Saturday at 3 p. m. and Rev. M. O. Harrell officiated. Burial was in the family lot in the Jackson cemetery and Haisten Funeral Home had charge of arrangements. The pallbearers were grandsons .Survivors are five daughters, Mrs. Lucile Scarbrough, Mrs. C. B. Wise, Mrs. L. B. Rawls, Mrs. J. K. Wise, Mrs. W. O. Wise, all of Jackson; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. J. B. Caston; one son G. V. Caston; 23 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.

Caston, Henry
  Butts County Progress June 10, 1910
     Henry, the eight months old infant of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Caston of Pepperton, died Wednesday night of pneumonia. The funeral was preached at the family residence by Rev. Mr. Vaughn Thursday afternoon. The interment was in the city cemetery.

Caston Infant
  Butts County Progress October 20, 1911
Death Of Infant
     Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Caston, of Pepperton, have the sympathy of their friends in the death of their three month old infant, which occurred last Thursday. The funeral was held Friday, the services being conducted by Rev. R. C. Cleckler, with interment in the City Cemetery.

Caston, James Beauchamp
Jackson Progress-Argus, May 8, 1947.
J. B. Caston Was Stricken Tuesday While in Field.
      James Beauchamp Caston, 44, died late Tuesday afternoon as a result of a sudden illness. While at work at his home on route 16 he became ill and with the assistance of his son and others was rushed to the office of a Jackson physician and was pronounced dead upon arrival.
     Mr. Caston was one of the widely known residents of Pepperton where he was born July 19, 1902. He was a son of Mr. And Mrs. J. W. Caston and was employed by the Pepperton Cotton Mills. He also owned a farm and conducted a barber shop in Pepperton and was esteemed for his industry and integrity. Mr. Caston was a member of the Pepperton Baptist Church.
     Survivors are his wife, the former Barnie Carr; two daughters, Mrs. Edna Kelly, Ogden, Utah, and Miss Angleyn Caston; two sons, Billy and Donnie Caston; his parents and one brother, Wilson Caston, and five sisters, Mrs. Lucile Scarbrough, Mrs. John Wise, Mrs. C. B. Wise, Mrs. Gus Wise and Mrs. Lonnie Rawls, all of Jackson.
     Funeral services were to be held at the Pepperton church Thursday with the pastor, Rev. W. L. Lawrence, assisted by Rev. J. B. Stodghill and Rev. L. L. Minton, officiating. Burial will be in the Pepperton cemetery and Thornton Funeral Home will direct plans.
     The pallbearers will be Clyde Norris, Lewis Maddox, Ollie King, Otis Mangham, Dewey Wise, and Earl Grant.

Caston, Jesse
  Middle Georgia Argus July 14, 1885
Mr. Jesse Caston Dead.
     Just as we go to press the news comes to us that Mr. Jesse Caston died very suddenly at his home near Towaliga early this morning. He had been suffering for some time with heart disease, and it is supposed that this was the cause of his death. We extend our sympathies.

Caston, Jesse Lawrence
  The Jackson Progress-Argus November 22, 1918
Jesse Caston Makes Sacrifice
Gas and pneumonia the cause of death
Went To France June
Parents of young soldier advised Saturday that death occurred Oct. 22 was well known here.
     Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Caston received notice from the War Department at Washington Saturday, Nov. 16, announcing the death of their son, Jesse L. Caston, who was a private in Co. G, 148th Infantry, American Expeditionary Forces in France. Young Mr. Caston left his home in Jackson on April 2 for training at Camp Gordon, from which place he left early in June and sailed for overseas June 10.
     The Washington dispatch said Mr. Caston died on October 22, from gas and pneumonia. Jesse L. Caston was 25 years old and an excellent young man, well beloved by all and had numbers of friends as well as relatives in Jackson and Butts County, who mourn his passing.
     While but meager details were contained in the official notice of death sent Mr. and Mrs. Caston, it seems evident that young Caston had been in active service on the front, the dispatch mentioning both gas and pneumonia as the cause of death. It is probable that fuller details of the young soldier's death will be received within a few days.
     Mr. Caston was a native of this county and quite well known to the people of the community. He has given his all on the field of battle and his name will be cherished as one who fell in a glorious and righteous cause.
     Among the surviving relatives are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Caston; five sisters, Mrs. Lucile Scarboro, Mrs. Lois Wise, Mrs. Sallie Mae Wise, Misses Clyde and Emma Caston; two brothers, J. B. and Wilson Caston, all of Jackson, who have the sympathy of their hosts of friends and patriotic citizens throughout the county.

The Jackson Progress-Argus May 20, 1921
Body Of Overseas Soldier To Be Returned.
Remains of Jesse L. Caston to be interred in Jackson.
     Members of the family have been advised that the body of Jesse L. Caston will land in New York on May 21. The remains will be brought to Jackson and interred in the Jackson cemetery.
     Young Caston, the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Caston, died in France of gas and pneumonia in the fall of 1918. He was a native of Jackson and answered the call soon after the outbreak of the war.

The Jackson Progress-Argus June 24, 1921
Soldier's Funeral Held Here Saturday.
Remains of Jesse L. Caston brought to old home for funeral and interment. Died October 22, 1918.
     Funeral services for Mr. Jesse L. Caston, who died in France on October 22, 1918, while in the American expeditionary force, was held from Pepperton church Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The remains reached Jackson Friday and were taken to the home of the deceased soldier's sister, Mrs. Wise. The services at the church were conducted by the pastor, Rev. C. F. Howard, and were largely attended. The Junior Order United American Mechanics, of which the deceased was a member had charge of the services at the grave. Interment was in the Jackson cemetery.
     The death of Mr. Caston occurred nearly three years ago. The body was recently returned to the states by the war department. Members of the family positively identified the body, the registration number of the young soldier corresponding with the identification tag worn around his neck.
     Mr. Caston's death was due to gas and broncho-pneumonia. He reported to camp Gordon on April 2, 1918, and was sent overseas a few months later. At the time of his death he was a member of Co. G 14th infantry. That gas was a contributing cause of death is proof of the fact that he was in the battle zone on the western front. He was 23 years old and was born and reared in Jackson, and had a large number of friends and a wide family connection.
     Besides his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Caston, now of Jenkinsburg, Mr. Caston is survived by two brothers and five sisters and his grandmother, Mrs. J. H. Thurston.
     Mr. Caston was one of the few white soldiers from Butts county to die of wounds received in action. The lamented Mr. James W. Finley who was killed in action on July 24, 1918, was the first white soldier from Butts county to make the supreme sacrifice.

Caston, Joseph Wilson
Jackson Progress-Argus, May 13, 1948.
J. W. Caston, 79, Taken by Death.
     Joseph Wilson Caston, 79 years of age, died at 8:50 a.m. Monday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. C. B. Wise, in Pepperton. He had been in declining health for several months.
     Mr. Caston was born and reared in Butts county, son of Jesse Caston and Mrs. Mary Hamil Caston, esteemed residents of the county. He was born May 11, 1869 and spent his life in the county. He was a member of the Jenkinsburg Baptist church. After living in Jenkinsburg for several years he gave up his home there and recently had resided with his children in Pepperton.
     Survivors are his wife, the former Miss Elizabeth Thurston of Jackson; five daughters, Mrs. C. B. Wise, Mrs. John Wise, Mrs. Gus Wise, Mrs. Lucile Scarborough, Mrs. Lonnie B. Rawls, all of Pepperton; one son, G. W. Caston, Jackson; 23 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
     Funeral services were held Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. at he Pepperton Baptist church. Rev. Joseph Faulkner and Rev. W. L. Lawrence officiated. The pallbearers were grandsons, James Wise, Hiram Wise, Laney Roslyn Wise, Hillery Wise, Billy Caston.
     Burial was in the family lot in the Jackson cemetery and plans were directed by Thornton Funeral Home.
 
Caston, Mary Ann E. Hamil
  The Jackson Argus May 3, 1901
Death of Mrs. Caston.
     At half past twelve Tuesday the angel of death carried Mrs. Caston to her rest in heaven. She had lived in this world of sorrow long enough and her Lord wanted her to be with him. Last Wednesday was a week ago she was stricken with paralysis, and from that time until her death she was not able to speak, but seemed to be in a stupor. She lived about six miles from town on her farm, her son Joe lived with her. She was seventy-five years old. For sixty years she has been a devout member of the Presbyterian church. Wherever her Lord called her to do good she went without murmuring. Too much can not be said about her christian life. Her husband died many years ago. She has raised two boys, Joe and Dave, who with other relatives are left to grieve over her death. Dr. C. W. Humphreys, her pastor, conducted the funeral services at Fellowship Church on Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock. She was laid to rest in Fellowship cemetery.

Caswell, Joseph
  Butts County Progress March 19, 1915
Young Farm Hand Killed
Tragedy Occurred Near Jackson Monday
Joseph Caswell Victim
Mr. R. C. Thomas Charged With Crime
Unfortunate Affair Shocks The Entire Community
     Joseph Caswell, said to have been a native of Canada and 20 years old, was killed by Mr. R. C. Thomas at the latter's farm in Iron Springs district about 10 o'clock Monday morning.
     Following the tragedy, Mr. Thomas came to Jackson and gave himself up to the authorities. He pleaded self defense.
     The trouble, it is stated, had its origin over a pistol, which Mr. Thomas claims, Caswell, who was a wage hand on the Thomas farm stole from him several days ago. According to Mr. Thomas' statement the young laborer was advancing on him in a threatening manner when he fired with a pistol. Three shots were fired, it was said, but only one bullet hit the slain man. The tragedy occurred in the field where the two men were plowing. Caswell ran a few yards after being shot and died in a short time.
     There were no eyewitnesses to the shooting, though ______ of Mr. Thomas was coming across the field at the time from a house at the time the shots were fired.
     Coroner F. C. Stephens held an inquest Monday afternoon. The verdict of the jury was that it was a case of murder and Mr. Thomas was ordered held charged with this crime. Evidence at the inquest is said to have disclosed the fact that the slain man was shot in the back, the bullet entering under the left shoulder blade and lodging on the right side of the neck.
     Mr. Thomas is being held in the county jail, pending a preliminary trial, which, it is understood will be held sometime next week.
     Caswell had been in this county since last fall and had worked for Mr. Thomas since Christmas. The young man was said to have come to Macon with Sun Bros. Circus and was working to get money to return home. He is said to have a sister in Michigan and a brother in Europe with the English army. The young stranger was a fine specimen of manhood and was declared to have been a hard working and industrious young fellow.
     The unfortunate tragedy has evoked expressions of regret from the entire community. There is sympathy alike for the families of the slayer and the victim.

Butts County Progress March 26, 1915
Funeral Of Joseph Caswell Held Here Last Thursday
     The funeral of Joseph Caswell, the young man killed in Iron Springs district Monday of last week, was held Thursday afternoon, March 18, at 4 o'clock. Short but impressive services were conducted at the grave by Dr. Robert VanDeventer of the Baptist church, assisted by Rev. Olin King of the Methodist church and the interment was in the Jackson Cemetery.
     The authorities here were unable to locate any of the unfortunate young man's relatives, although every effort was exhausted. The body was buried at the county's expense.

Catchings, Annie Cate
  Middle Georgia Argus September 28, 1886
Death Found a Shining Mark on That Cherub Brow.
     Annie, the daughter of Col. E. P. and the late Mrs. Catchings, was born in Jackson, Ga., May 19th 1883 and died in Jackson Sept. 25th 1886. A little over one year ago little Annie's mother went away from the scenes and sufferings of earth to the bright world above. A sweet babe about one year old followed the angel mother, and on last Saturday at 3 o'clock p.m. Annie Cate, lured by Heavenly attractions, went up to join the loved ones in the beautiful mansions. What a happy meeting there must have been!
     The death of children is peculiarly affecting, and Christian philosophy comes to our rescue in an hour like this.
     The worldly economist says: " What a waste of life!" The ambitious exclaim, "They lived in vain flowers that came to no fruit broken off, fallen, faded!"
     But how cold and selfish would this world be without these children! The preach the evangel of beauty and innocence; they touch the sweet chords of the human breast____ stir the hidden wells of the heart. Their mission of praise and glory, death can not frustrate. ___ these little preachers visit the home and soften the hearts of indwellers, and draw them Heavenward. The strong man "not to weeping given" bows over the little coffin, and through his tears he looks up and can almost see the blessed Christ who takes the tender lambs and folds them in his arms, and amid care and sorrow resolved to follow on. O, little pattering feet, leading the way; How many, through rude and stormy scenes are following after you to Heaven!
     Sweet little Annie, thou art gone home to stay. How we miss you here; but we will see you again on that "Happy golden shore."
Thomas H. Timmons.

Catchings, Annie D. Hutchings
  The Butts County Progress August 9, 1912
Mrs. A. D. Catchings Answers Death's Call.
Passed away Thursday night.
Prominent woman after weeks of suffering goes to her reward Funeral was held here Friday. Afternoon with interment in City Cemetery.
     After weeks of suffering, Mrs. A. D. Catchings, one of the most prominent and beloved women of this county, died at her home in this city last Thursday night at 8 o'clock. While her death had been expected for several days and did not come as a surprise to those familiar with her condition, yet it came as a painful shock to a wide circle of friends. Her death marks the passing of one of the pioneer citizens of the county.
     Mrs. Catchings, who was born in 1833 and was in her 79th year, was a native of Jones county. She belonged t a fine old Georgia family, and before her marriage was a Miss Hutchings. With her husband, Mrs. Catchings came to Jackson in 1882 and had been a resident since that time.
     She was a woman of education and refinement. A graduate of Wesleyan Female College in the class of 1850, she was one of the oldest alumnae of that famous college.
     Her husband died years ago, and in 1893 her only son, E. P. Catchings, passed away. From that sad blow she never recovered, and in late years lived much in the past, sustained and comforted by the beautiful devotion of friends.
     Last fall the deceased fell and broke her arm, and weakened by the effects of this accident was an easy victim to a stomach trouble and the infirmities of old age.
     Mrs. Catchings is survived by several cousins, including Mesdames Drucilla Childs, Agnes Reed, Emily Johnson, Mattie Cheatham, Sallie Steed, Nellie Burr, Florence Hail.
     The funeral was held from the late residence Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock. The Rev. M. S. Williams of the Methodist church conducted the services. The remains were laid to rest in the family lot in the City Cemetery.
     The pall bearers were Messrs. T. J. Dempsey, J. W. Crum, J. L. Lyons, R. P. Sasnett, H. L. Daughtry, D. G. McMichael.

The Butts County Progress August 9, 1912
Mrs. Catchings Will Probated Common Form.
Requests To Jackson People.
D. G. McMichael and H. L. Daughtry named as the executors Estimated that the estate is worth about seven thousand dollars.
     The will of the late Mrs. A. D. Catchings was probated in common form in the court of Ordinary last Saturday.
     The document which was written by Mrs. Catchings own hand, bears the date of November 27, 1911, and was witnessed by R. P. Newton, J. F. Maddox and W. A. Newton. The will is well and carefully written.
     Messrs. D. G. McMichael and H. L. Daughtry are named as executors, this being put down in the first item instead of the last item, as is customary.
     To D. G. McMichael, the devoted friend of her son, who died several years ago, and who looked after her business affairs for many years, she bequeathed $3,000.
     To Bert Carmichael, she left $100 to be used in buying a gold watch to be engraved with appropriate wording as a gift from her son Bert Catchings to Bert Carmichael.
     Miss Annie Catchings Crum is willed $150 to purchase a diamond ring on her graduation day.
     Mary Helen gets $25 and Mrs. Annie Lou Crum $50.
     She bequeathed her diamond each rings to Mrs. M. L. Winship, and $50 to each of her children to buy souvenirs in memory of the textatrix. To George Winship she willed $100, and to her cousins, Mrs. Nellie Burr, Mrs. Agnes Reed and Mrs. Emily Johnson she made bequeaths of her silver and china.
     Mrs. Florida Daughtey was remembered with a gift of $150 to purchase souvenirs in memory of "one who loved her." While Mrs. Duncan Burnett is left a gold bracelet, and Miss Laura Daughtery was willed her diamond ring.
     Mrs. Bertha Bryant is the recipient of $100 and Mrs. Nannie Carmichael $40.
     To her faithful servant, Mollie McCune, she willed a five room house and lot in this city.
     She willed that the residue of her estate, after certain improvements were made to the graves of relatives, be equally divided between the Jackson and the Grey Jones county Methodist churches. This bequest, however, was changed in a codicil made March 20, 1912 and after leaving $25 to the infant daughter of Mts. Agnes Rowland, she willed the residue of her estate to her seven cousins. It is estimated the estate is worth approximately $7000.

Catchings, Bettie
Macon Telegraph & Messenger May 29, 1885
Death of Mrs. Bettie Catchings
     The death of Mrs. Bettie Catchings occurred at her home in Jackson, Wednesday morning, after a brief illness. She was the sister of Captain Frank Johnson, of this city, and has many acquaintances and friends her who will regret to learn of her death. Her remains were interred at Jackson Wednesday afternoon.

Catchings, Elbert P. Colonel
  Middle Georgia Argus January 27, 1893
In Memoriam
To the Master, Wardens and Members of St. Johns' Lodge # 45 F. & A.M.
     We your committee appointed to draft resolutions of respect and sorrow, touching the death of our late brother, Colonel E. P. Catchings, who departed life Jan. 14th 1893, beg to offer the following:
     Colonel E. P. Catchings came to our Lodge in 1882. Since his affiliation with this Lodge, he has all of the important stations with great credit to his Masonic ability, and to the pleasure and edification of the craft. His Masonic life was exemplary, in that he lived and practiced the tenets of our beloved institution, teaching by his upright walk, his genial and pleasant disposition, his love for his fellowman, his unselfish charity, and moral influence, those lessons of life which will enable us, like him, to pass over the river with a secure and steadfast belief in the ever living principles of Eternal happiness. He met the shaft of death with unwavering courage, which makes us rejoice that in his departure there is another living stone placed in the mansion above.
     We will ever cherish his memory. We will mourn his loss to us and to the order of masonry.
     Resolved therefore, That we place the foregoing, as our sediments, upon the minutes of this Lodge, and inscribe a page thereon to his undying memory, in recognition of the good he did by his wise counsels and his devotion to this order.
     That we publish these resolutions and furnish a copy of the same to his mother, she being the only surviving member of his immediate family.
Respectfully submitted,
Y. A. Wright, R. G. Bryans, M. V. McKibben
This January 16th 1893.

Catchings, E. P. Mrs.
  Middle Georgia Argus May 20, 1855 (?)
Death of Mrs. Catchings.
     It is with a deep feeling of sadness that we pen the announcement of the death of Mrs. E. P. Catchings, which sad event on Tuesday night of last week. She had been confined to her bed for some days but it was not generally known that she was so low until her death was announced on our streets, which cast a gloom of sadness over the whole community.
     Her pure, gentle and lovely disposition had made friends of all whom she met, and to think of one so young with so many bright prospects before her, with a young husband and two sweet little children, the youngest not yet two years old, to leave, seemed hard indeed; but the will of God must be done and he had made a place for her above and called her home to a rest forever.
               Her remains were buried from the family residence on Third street on
     Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, Rev. J. B. Johnson conducting the funeral ceremonies. The Argus extends to the bereaved ones its profoundest sympathies. They now have a strong tie to the beautiful beyond, a light to guide them to the other shore.

Catchings, Lucinda
  Middle Georgia Argus July 21, 1885
Death.
     The little nine months old babe of Col. E. P. Catchings died on yesterday at 12 o'clock, after a severe trial of teething. Its remains will be buried this morning at 9 o'clock in the city cemetery. We extend our sympathies.

Cathy, Lilla Kimball
Jackson Progress Argus, May 31, 1945.
 Mrs. J. B. Cathy Taken by Death Friday Morning.
     Mrs. J. B. Cathy, 64 years of age, beloved resident of Jenkinsburg, died at the Crawford W. Long hospital in Atlanta Friday morning at 6 o'clock after a week's illness. She was taken to the hospital May 18 for an operation and failed to respond to treatment.
     The former Miss Lilla Kimball of Monroe county, Mrs. Cathy had resided at Jenkinsburg for the past few years. Previous to moving to Jenkinsburg the family resided in Atlanta. She was a member of the Jenkinsburg Baptist church.
     Survivors are her husband and three sons, Horace of Marietta; Ben of the US Army; Truett of Augusta; four daughters, Mrs. J. C. Lynch of Chattanooga, Tenn.; Mrs. D. W. Edwards of Smyrna; Mrs. Lamar Garr of Atlanta and Miss Esther Cathy, Camp Blanding, Fla.; one brother, Charlie Kimball of Atlanta.
     Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at 3:30 at Jenkinsburg. The service was conducted by Rev. Alex Shores and burial was in the Jenkinsburg cemetery. Funeral arrangements were directed by the Branmblett Funeral Home, Forsyth.

Cato, Lee Roy
Jackson Progress Argus 1970
Logging Mishap Claims Life of Negro Worker
     A logging mishap late Wednesday afternoon claimed the life of Lee Roy Cato, 35, when a tree he was cutting caused another tree to fall on him, crushing his head and probably causing instantaneous death.
     The Negro sawmill employee from Sandersville was working near the Butts-Monroe County Line off Highway 87 to the left when the fatal accident occurred about 4:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, August 9th. Members of the Butts County Sheriff's Department and John Sherrell, Butts County Coroner, investigated the mishap. From indications at the scene it appeared that Cato was cutting a tree upon which another tree was leaning which caused the second tree to fall also, inflicting the fatal head injury. The worker was apparently alone at the time. His body was found by George Seal, a co-worker, who discovered Cato's body with the tree across his head.
     Cato was taken by ambulance to Sylvan Grove Hospital where he was pronounced dead by a Jackson physician.

Cato, Myron Woodson
Jackson Progress Argus 13 Apr 1994
     Myron Woodson Cato of Butts County died Sun., April 10, at Sylvan Grove Hospital.
     Graveside services will be held Thurs., April 14, at the Jackson City Cemetery with military honors and Rev. Maxie Threatt officiating.
     Mr. Cato was born June 9, 1918 in Rockdale Co., son of the late Mark Cato and the late Ida Tigg Cato.
     He was retired from Hub Motors and had served in the National Guard, World War II and the Korean Conflict.
     He and his wife moved to Jackson 22 years ago where he attended the Macedonia Baptist Church as long as his health allowed.
     He is survived by wife, Jesse Strickland Cato of Jackson; sons, Myron G. R. Cato and Smokey J. Cato of Jackson; daughters and sons-in-law, Toni and Anthony Tolbert and Joann and James A. Kelly of Jackson; daughter-in-law Jane A. Cato; sisters, Mae Donaldson and Jane King, both of Buckhead, and Marie China of Decatur; 15 grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
     Sherrell Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Caudle, Dari
Jackson Progress Argus 31 Oct 1990
     Mrs. Dari Caudle of Atlanta died Oct. 27.
     A graveside service was held Monday. Oct. 29, at Stone Mountain City Cemetery, with the Rev. George Lauderdale officiating.
     Mrs. Caudle is survived by her husband, Dan Caudle of Atlanta; sons and daughter-in-law John, Carol and Kevin Caudle of Jackson; nieces, Sallye Nisenwonger and Doris Elan; and sister-in-law, Lois Stokes
     Horis A. Ward Inc., Candler Rd. was in charge of arrangements.
       
Caulder, Edna Ray
Jackson Progress-Argus, July 17, 1947.
Mrs. Larry Caulder Claimed by Death.
     Mrs. Edna Ray Caulder, 23 years of age, wife of Larry Caulder, engaged in construction work on the REA project in Jackson, died in a Griffin hospital Saturday morning as the result of a week's illness of pneumonia and a heart affection. She was admitted to the hospital Friday.
     Mrs. Caulder, a bride of three months, had an apartment a Glidewell's Motor Court. She was born in Piedmont, Ala., and was a member of the Methodist Church.
     In addition to her husband, Mrs. Caulder is survived by her mother, three brother, and three sisters.
     Funeral services were held in her girlhood home in Piedmont, Ala.

Cauthen, Floree Miss
  Middle Georgia Argus December 10, 1889
Bethel
     Miss Floree Cauthen died last Saturday and was buried Sunday. She was a good girl, just entered into her teens. We extend our sympathies to the bereaved ones.

Cauthen, W. H.
Jackson Progress-Argus 26 Jun 1941
W. H. Cauthen, Former Butts Citizen, Dies
     Funeral services for W. H. Cauthen, 55 years of age, former Butts county resident, who died Friday at his home at Johnsonville, were held Saturday at the Milner Methodist church. Dr. L. S. Williams, pastor of the Barnesville Baptist church officiated.
     Mr. Cauthen, who formerly resid ed in the Stark community, was a son of the late Billy Cauthen and Mrs. Belle Kitchens Cauthen, the latter of Pike county. He was known to many of the people here.
     He is survived by his wife, the former Miss Lucy Butler of Monroe county; two daughters, Mrs. Floyd Brown of Kingman, Ariz.; Miss Sue Cauthen of Goggins, and a son, Allen Cauthen; one sister, Mrs. Ethel Plunkett, of Atlanta.

Cawthon, Alfred Gene (Al)
Jackson Progress Argus 26 Oct 1994
     Alfred Gene (Al) Cawthon of Jackson died Tuesday, Oct. 18, at Sylvan Grove Hospital.
     Funeral services were held Thursday, Oct. 20, in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home. Interment was in the Macedonia Baptist Church cemetery.
     Mr. Cawthon was born Oct 28, 1952, son of L. H. (Bear) Cawthon and the late Elizabeth Vickers Cawthon. He was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church.
     Survivors include his father and step-mother, Betty Peek Cawthon of Jackson; brother, Harold Cawthon of Jackson; sisters, Gayle Miller of Flovilla, Rita Kinney and Pam Cook, both of Jackson and Becky Colwell of Griffin; and several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.
     Contributions may be made to the van fund at Jackson First Baptist Church, PO Box 3970, Jackson, GA 30233 in memory of Mr. Cawthon.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.
                    
Cawthon, Alphonso
  The Jackson Progress-Argus December 2, 1921
Death of Mr. A. Cawthon Occurred Friday Night.
     The death of Mr. Alphonso Cawthon, 59 years of age, occurred Friday night at his home a few miles from Jackson. He had been in declining health for several weeks.
     Mr. Cawthon was a highly esteemed citizen of the county and had many friends who regret to know of his passing. He was a member of Sardis church. The funeral was held Sunday morning at 11 o'clock at Sardis church and Rev. J. C. Pate conducted the services. Interment was in the church cemetery.
     Mr. Cawthon is survived by his wife, who was a Miss Kimbell before her marriage, and the following sons and daughters: Mrs. L. S. O'Neal, Mrs. Austin Smith, Messrs. Ollie, Jean, Hilton, Paul, Allen, Curry and Aldine Cawthon all of Butts county.

Cawthon, Bertha
Jackson Progress Argus 01 Oct 1980
Cawthon Rites Held Monday
     Funeral services for Mrs. W. T. (Bertha) Cawthon, Sr., 91, of 2141 Springdale Rd., S.W., Atlanta, were held Monday morning at 11 o'clock from the chapel of Howard L. Carmichael & Sons. Rev. Wilbur Chapman and Rev. Ross Dampier officiated and interment was in Forest Hills Memorial Park.
     A native of Butts County, Mrs. Cawthon was the widow of the late Mr. W. T. Cawthon, who was the first rural mail carrier in the County's history.
     She is survived by daughters, Mrs. Louise O'Neal and Mrs. Byrd Mason, both of Atlanta and Mrs. Esther Turner of Morrow; sons, O.A. Cawthon of Atlanta and W. T. Cawthon, Jr. of Fayetteville; two sisters-in-law Mrs. Elmer Cawthon and Mrs. W. J. White, both of Jackson; nine grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.

Cawthon, Bessie Chambers
Jackson Progress Argus 12Aug 1992
     Bessie Chambers Cawthon of Jackson died Tuesday, Aug. 11, 1992, at her home following a lengthy period of declining health.
     Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, Aug. 13, at the Macedonia Baptist Church with Rev. Bill Thomas and Dr. Rodney Autry officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery.
     Mrs. Cawthon was born Feb. 13, 1898, in Fulton County, the daughter of the late William M. and Tallulah Willis Chambers.
     She was the wife of the late Elmer Cawthon. She was a devoted member of the Macedonia Baptist Church where she served as Sunday school teacher, church librarian and WMU director.
     Survivors include sons, Lewis H. (Bear) Cawthon and Porter H. Cawthon, both of Jackson; daughters, Kathleen Knight and Martha Stewart, both of Jackson, and Myra Mayhue of Rex; 24 grandchildren; 34 great grandchildren; two great great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
     Haisten Funeral Home in Jackson is in charge of arrangements.
     
Cawthon, Boyce C.
Jackson Progress Argus 05 Nov 1959
B. C. Cawthon, 60, Native of Butts, Died in Atlanta
     Funeral services for Mr. Boyce C. Cawthon, 60, who died Sunday in a private hospital in Atlanta, were held Tuesday morning at Carmichael's Chapel with the Rev. L. B. Jones, the Rev. J. L. Black and the Rev. A. C. Peacock officiating. Burial was in West View Cemetery.
     A native of Butts County, Mr. Cawthon was a law enforcement officer for 31 years in Butts and Fulton counties. He had been retired since 1952.
     Mr. Cawthon was the father of Hulon R. Cawthon of Atlanta, Chief Deputy Marshal of the Fulton County Civil Court. He was warden of the Butts County Public Works Camp for eight years, leaving here 29 years ago where he joined the old Fulton County Police Department, retiring six months after the merger in 1952 of the Fulton County and Atlanta Police Departments.
     Survivors include his wife, the former Lucy Jane Stodghill; a daughter, Mrs. Margaret Scogin, Atlanta; another son, Charles B. Cawthon, Baton Rouge, La.; a sister, Mrs. Will White, Jackson; and six brothers, R. L. Cawthon, J. A. Cawthon, and Ector Cawthon, all of Atlanta; Ira H. Cawthon and Elmer Cawthon, both of Jackson, and R. G. Cawthon, Charlotte, N. C.

Cawthon, Charlie Arnold
Jackson Progress Argus 26 Jan 1961
Charlie Cawthon, Jackson Native, Died in Atlanta
     Charlie A. Cawthon, 58, 1015 Lawton Ave.,. S. W. Atlanta, a native of Jackson, died at his home Sunday after an extended illness.
     Mr. Cawthon was a transit operator for the Atlanta Transit Co. for 38 years. He was a member of the Cascade Baptist Church and the Oakland City Masonic Lodge.
     Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at four o'clock at the Cascade Baptist Church.
    Survivors include his wife, the former Miss Mary Elizabeth Hurt; his mother, Mrs. T. O. Cawthon; and a sister, Miss Lucile Cawthon.

Cawthon, Deborah Lois
Jackson Progress-Argus, February 7, 1952
Deborah Cawthon Taken by Death
     Deborah Lois Cawthon, 21-months-old daughter of Mrs. Annie Lois Hardy Cawthon and Joel S. Cawthon, died in Grady Hospital Friday at 9:30 a.m. after an illness of several weeks. Illness resulting from measles and pneumonia developed a complication that medical science could not solve. The child, described as unusually bright and attractive, had been gravely ill for 21 days.
     Funeral services were held at Macedonia Baptist church Sunday at 3 p.m. and Rev. Walter M. Blackwell, the pastor, officiated. Burial was in the churchyard and Haisten Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
     The child is survived by her parents, grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Cawthon, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hardy.
     The pallbearers were Franklin Cawthon, Lewis Cawthon, Porter Cawthon and Ulysses Knight.

Cawthon, Edgar A.
Jackson Progress Argus 11 Jan 1951
Edgar Cawthon Dies in .Atlanta
     The death of Edgar A. Cawthon, 66, Atlanta city tax collector and former resident of Butts county, occurred in Atlanta early Sunday. He had been in declining hea1th for several months.
     Mr. Cawthon was born and reared in Butts county but had lived in Atlanta several years where he took an active interest in public affairs. He was a member of the Methodist church. He was a son of Mrs. W. H. Cawthon and the late Mr. Cawthon of the Worthville community.
     Funeral services were held at West View Funeral Home Monday at 3 p. m. Rev. Robert E. Chambers and Rev. A. C. Peacock officiated and burial was in West View. The brothers acted as pallbearers.
     Survivors are his wife; three daughters, Mrs. Hugh H Gill, Mrs. William M. Barnes and Miss Hazel Cawthon; mother, Mrs. W. H. Cawthon; two sisters, Mrs. W. J. Chambers of Atlanta and Mrs. W. J. White of Jackson; seven brothers, Robert Cawthon of Atlanta; Elmer Cawthon and Ira Cawthon of Jackson; J. A. Cawthon and Boyce Cawthon, Atlanta; Ector Cawthon, Hapeville; Roscoe Cawthon, Charlotte, N. C.; two grandsons, Jeoffrey Gill and Anderson Gill; several nieces and nephews.
     
Cawthon, Eliza Jane Thompson
  The Jackson Progress-Argus October 11, 1929
Mrs. E. C. Cawthon Claimed By Grim Reaper
     Many Butts county relatives and friends were saddened to learn of the death of Mrs. E. C. Cawthon, aged 82, which occurred at her home in Atlanta Thursday night of the past week. Mrs. Cawthon formerly resided here, moving a few years ago to Atlanta for permanent residence.
     Before her marriage she was Miss Eliza Jane Thompson, of Henry county. She was the widow of the late Mr. E. C. Cawthon, well known Confederate veteran, who preceded her in death by six months. Mrs. Cawthon was a member of the Baptist church and was highly esteemed for her many admirable traits of character.
     She is survived by one son, Mr. T. O. Cawthon, member of the Atlanta police force; two grandchildren, Charles Cawthon, and Miss Lucile Cawthon, of Atlanta; one great-grandchild, Ruth Chambers, of Jackson, and a sister-in-law, Mrs. Sarah R. Thurman, of Atlanta.
     Funeral services were held at the First Baptist church in Jackson Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with Rev. A. C. Peacock, of Atlanta, assisted by Rev. Thos. M. Callaway officiating. Interment was in the family lot in the Jackson City Cemetery.

Cawthon, Elon Elmira Mason
Jackson Progress Argus 02 Jan 1964
Death of Mrs. Cawthon Occurs On Henry Visit
     Funeral services for Mrs. Hilton Cawthon, 71, the former Miss Elon Mason of McDonough, were conducted Christmas Day at 2 o'clock from the Macedonia Baptist Church with Rev. T. H. Wilder, pastor, officiating.
     Mrs. Cawthon died Monday afternoon apparently of a heart attack at the home of her niece, Mrs. Edith Mason, at Ola while on a visit. She had made her home for a long number of years near Stark.
     Until ill health forced her retirement, Mrs. Cawthon was an outstanding worker in the Macedonia Baptist Church where she was a member. She taught a Sunday School class and was active in the WMS organization.
     Survivors include a stepson, Billy Cawthon of Forsyth, his two children; two sisters-in-law and two brothers-in-law a sister Mrs. Eva Kemper of Beverly Hills, California.
     D. T. Carmichael Funeral Home of McDonough was in charge of funeral arrangements.

Cawthon, Elmer Franklin
Jackson Progress Argus 25 Oct 1973
Saturday Rites At Macedonia Mr. Cawthon
     Mr. Elmer Cawthon, 80, widely known retired farmer of Route 1, Jackson, died Friday morning, October 19th, about 9:35 o'clock at Sylvan Grove Hospital following a lengthy period of ill health.
     Born May 2, 1893 in Butts County, Mr. Cawthon was the son of the late Mr. William Harrison Cawthon and Mrs. Mollie Stewart Cawthon of Butts County. He was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church.
     Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon at three o'clock from the Macedonia Baptist Church with Rev. R. W. Jenkins, pastor, officiating. Interment was in the Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery with Sherrell Funeral Home in charge of funeral arrangements.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Bessie F. Chambers Cawthon of Jackson; four sons, Franklin Cawthon, Lewis Cawthon, Porter Cawthon and Joel Cawthon, all of Jackson; three daughters, Mrs. Kathleen Knight of Jackson, Mrs. Myra Mayhue of Forest Park and Mrs. Martha Riley of Jackson; three brothers, Robert Cawthon, Jim Cawthon and Ector Cawthon, all of Atlanta; one sister, Mrs. Emma White of Jackson; 24 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
     Serving as, pallbearers were Robert Reese, Oscar Young, Ray Maddox, Russell Cawthon, Herman Cawthon and Philip Bunch.
Cawthon, Ezekiel C.
  The Jackson Progress-Argus March 22, 1929
Mr. E. C. Cawthon Passes In Atlanta
     The death of Mr. Ezekiel C. Cawthon, a former well known citizen of Butts county, occurred at his home in Atlanta Saturday morning. He recently suffered a stroke of paralysis and this was the immediate cause of death. He had a wide circle of friends here who are pained to learn of his death.
     Mr. Cawthon resided here until a few years ago when he removed to Atlanta. He formerly served as the county tax receiver and took an active interest in public affairs. He was connected with a prominent and well known family of this section and had long been a member of the Baptist church.
     During the War Between the States Mr. Cawthon served as a member of Company H, Third Georgia Reserves. ____ and saw duty at Andersonville and South Carolina. He was keenly interested in matters pertaining to the Confederacy and was a member of Camp Barnett of Jackson until his removal to Atlanta.
     Mr. Cawthon, who was 83 years of age, is survived by his wife, who was Miss Jane Thompson before her marriage; two grandchildren, Charlie Cawthon and Miss Lucile Cawthon; one great-granddaughter, Ruth Chambers, and other relatives.
     The body was brought to Jackson and funeral services held at the First Baptist church Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock with rev. Mr. Peacock, of Atlanta and Rev. Thomas M. Callaway officiating. Interment was in the Jackson city cemetery.

Cawthon, Frances Miss
  The Jackson Progress-Argus October 22, 1920
     Miss Frances Cawthon, 87 years of age, died at her home near Union, Henry county, Friday afternoon of the past week. She had suffered from cancer of the throat for several months.
     Miss Cawthon was a member of the Sardis church, where the funeral was held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Her pastor, Dr. I. G. Walker, of Locust Grove, conducted the services with interment in the church yard.
     She is survived by four sisters, Mrs. Bettie Carter, Miss Sallie Cawthon, Miss Eliza Cawthon, Mrs. Nan Edeman, of Alabama, and one brother, Mr. A. B. Cawthon, of Henry county.

Cawthon, Franklin Elmer (Sank)
Jackson Progress Argus 26 Jun 1991
     Franklin E. (Sank) Cawthon, 70, of 479 Biles Rd. in Jackson died June 21 at Sylvan Grove Hospital following an extended illness,
     Funeral services were held June 23 at Macedonia Baptist Church with the Rev. Rodney Avery and the Rev, A. L. Price officiating. Interment was in the Macedonia cemetery.
     Mr. Cawthon was born in Butts County to the late Elmer and Bessie Chambers Cawthon.
     For many years he owned and operated Cawthon Bait and Tackle Shop in Jackson. Mr. Cawthon was a distinguished veteran of World War II, a paratrooper with the 101st Airborn Division, and was included in a documentary on the European War. He won the Purple Heart in Belgium, was cited for heroism and gallantly under fire, served in the Battle of the Bulge and the Invasion of Normandy, and fought in Rhineland, Ardennes and Central Europe.
     Survivors include his wife, Patsy Nelson Cawthon of Jackson; sons, Michael Cawthon and Phillip Cawthon of Jackson; daughters, Lisa Cawthon of Jackson, and Sandra Tyson and Regina Foster of McDonough; stepchildren, Kenneth Barnes and Susan Aukerman of Jackson; his mother; brothers, Porter Cawthon and Lewis Cawthon of Jackson; sisters, Myra Mayhue of Forest Park, and Martha Stewart and Kathleen Knight at Jackson; and several nieces and nephews.
     Sherrell Funeral Home in Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Cawthon, Franklin Wayne
(See Deraney, Charles Anthony (Bobby))
Cawthon, Herman L.
(See Brooks, William Pierson (Pete))

Cawthon, Hilton H.
Jackson Progress Argus 27 Mar 1958
Macedonia Rites Held Sunday For Hilton Cawthon
     Funeral services for Hilton Cawthon, 63, well known Butts county farmer, who died at the Dublin Veterans Administration Hospital on Saturday morning, April 19, were held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Macedonia Baptist Church with the Rev. Edgar Welch, pastor, officiating. Interment was in the churchyard cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Cawthon, who resided on Route 1, Jackson, at Stark, was stricken seriously ill a few weeks ago after a long period of declining health. A veteran of World War I, he was a devoted member of the Macedonia Baptist Church.
     Born in Henry county, Mr. Cawthon was the son of Alfonso Cawthon and Mrs. Ida Mason Cawthon.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Elon E. Cawthon; son, Billy Cawthon of Forsyth; sister, Mrs. Ida Cook, Jackson; brother, Paul Cawthon, Jackson; two half brothers, Curry Cawthon and Aldine Cawthon, of Jackson and two grandsons .
     Pallbearers were L. H. Mason, Lamar Mason, J. H. Mason, Radford Cawthon, Herman L. Cawthon, and Alfonso Smith.

Cawthon, Ina Maude Rucker
Jackson Progress Argus 04 Apr 1979
Cawthon Rites Held Monday
     Funeral services for Mrs. Ina Maude Rucker Cawthon, 78, of Route 1, Jackson, were held Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock from Haisten's Chapel. Dr. Charles Risher officiated and interment was in the Stark Cemetery under the direction of Haisten's Funeral Home.
     Mrs. Cawthon was the widow of the late Ira Cawthon and mother of W. Herman Cawthon, general manager of the Jackson Progress-Argus. She died Sunday morning at Westbury Nursing Home following a lengthy period of declining health.
     She was a native of Elbert County, Georgia, the daughter of the late Walton Rucker and the late Manmie Harralson Rucker.
     Active in the religious and civic life of her community, she was a member of the Stark United Methodist Church.
     Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. B. C. Rushing, Warner Robins, Mrs. W. B. McDaniel, Decatur; two sons, W. Herman Cawthon and Horace L. Cawthon, both of Jackson; brother, Ira Rucker, of Piedmont, Ala.; and 10 grandchildren.
     Pallbearers were Wally Cawthon, Mark Cawthon, Bob Rushing, Russell Cawthon, Joel Cawthon and Harold McMichael.

Cawthon, Ira Harrison
Jackson Progress Argus 01 Jun 1972
I. H. Cawthon Passes After Brief Illness
     Mr. Ira Harrison Cawthon, 75, widely known resident of the Tussahaw Community, Route 1, Jackson, died Sunday morning, May 28th, at 8:50 o'clock at Emory University Hospital following a brief illness but a longer period of declining health. He had been a patient at Emory for seven days.
     A lifelong resident of Butts County, Mr. Cawthon was the son of the late Mr. William H. Cawthon and Mrs. Mary Lee Stewart Cawthon, both of Butts County.
     A retired Federal employee and farmer, Mr. Cawthon was a member of the official board of Stark United Methodist Church, a 50-year Mason, being a member of Worthville Lodge No. 127, F&AM, and a veteran of World War I.
     Funeral services for Mr. Cawthon were conducted Monday afternoon at four o'clock from the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with the Rev. Gordon Fincher, pastor of the Jenkinsburg Methodist Charge, officiating. Interment was in Stark Methodist Church Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
      Mr. Cawthon is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ina Maude Rucker Cawthon of Jackson; two daughters, Mrs. B. C. Rushing of Warner Robins and Mrs. W. B. McDaniel of Decatur; two son, W. Herman Cawthon and Horace T. Cawthon, both of Jackson; one sister, Mrs. Emma White of Jackson; four brothers, Mr. Robert L. Cawthon of Atlanta, Mr. Elmer C. Cawthon of Jackson, Mr. Jim A. Cawthon of Atlanta, Mr. Ector C. Cawthon of Hapeville; eight grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers were William T. Cawthon, Harold McMichael, Russell Cawthon, Joel Cawthon, Harry Cawthon, and Stanley Cawthon.
     In lieu of flowers the family requested that contributions may be made to Stark United Methodist Parsonage Building Fund.

Cawthon, James Anderson
Jackson Progress Argus 13 Nov 1975
Mr. Cawthon, Butts Native, Dies At 80
     Mr. James A. Cawthon, 80, of 2266 Edgemore Drive, S. E., Atlanta, died Wednesday, November 5th, following a lengthy .illness.
     A native of Butts County, he was born April 1,1895, the son of the late Mr. William Harrison Cawthon and the late Mrs. Mary Lee Stewart Cawthon.
     Mr. Cawthon had lived in Atlanta for a number of years where he was a member of the Lakewood Heights Baptist Church and a member of the Lakewood Heights Masonic Lodge.
     Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at two o'clock from Ward's Glenwood Chapel with the Rev. Roy Lee officiating. Interment was in Resthaven Memorial Gardens.
     Mr. Cawthon is survived by a sister, Mrs. W. J. White of Jackson; by bothers, R. L. Cawthon of Atlanta and Ector Cawthon of Hapeville; three grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers were Porter Cawthon, Joel Cawthon, Herman Cawthon, Horace Cawthon, William Cawthon, and Ardell Cawthon.

Cawthon, Jesse Sanders
  Jackson Progress Argus October 22, 1926
  Death Has Called Mr. Cawthon.
     Following a period of ill health extending over several months and a critical illness of two weeks, Mr. Jesse S. Cawthon, 38 years of age died at his home at Cedar Rock Monday night at11 o'clock. Many friends throughout the county will learn with deep regret of his passing.
     He was born and reared in the county and was admired for his sterling traits of character, being held in general high regard. He was a member of Cedar Rock church and was connected with a pioneer year family of the county.
     Mr. Cawthon is survived by his widow, who was Miss Mattie Bond before marriage; five children, Mary Lee, W. M., Irene, Russell, Saunders; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Cawthon; nine brothers, W. T., E. A., R. L., Elmer, J. A., J. H., Roscoe, Royce, and Ector Cawthon; two sisters, Mrs. W. J. White, and Mrs. W. J. Chambers.
     Funeral services were held at Cedar Rock church, Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with Rev. Augustus Ernest officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery.

Cawthon, Joel Stewart
Jackson Progress Argus 08 Aug 1990
     Joel Stewart Cawthon, 61, of Old Hardy Farm Road in Jackson, died Wednesday morning, Aug. 1, at Sylvan Grove Hospital following an illness of several weeks.
     Funeral services were conducted Thursday, Aug. 2, from the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home in Jackson. The Rev. Bill Thomas officiated with interment in the Macedonia Baptist Church cemetery.
     Mr. Cawthon was born in Butts County, the son of Bessie Chambers Cawthon and the late Elmer Cawthon.
     He was a member and deacon of Macedonia Baptist Church. He was formerly-associated with the Cawthon Brothers Gas Company, and was the owner and operator of Joel's Roller Rink for 17 years.
     Mr. Cawthon also owned and operated a stump grinding and ditch digging business.
     He is survived by his wife, Esther Maner Cawthon of Jackson; children, Diane England of Jackson, Joel Stewart Cawthon Jr. of McDonough, and Donna Cawthon of Gordon; stepdaughter, Kimberley Z. Dodson of Locust Grove; mother, Mrs. Bessie C. Cawthon of Jackson; sisters, Kathleen Knight of Jackson, Myra Mayhew of Forest Park, and Martha Stewart of Jackson; brothers. Franklin (Sank) Cawthon, Louis (Bear) Cawthon, and Porter Cawthon, all of Jackson; grandson, Charlie England of Jackson; and several nieces and nephews.
     Haisten Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Cawthon, John Curry
Jackson Progress Argus 06 Jul 1983
     John Curry Cawthon, 75, of 703 Fallview Drive, Forest Park, died Monday afternoon at Newton County Hospital in Covington following a brief illness.
     A native of Henry County, Mr. Cawthon was the son of the late Alfonca and Nora Kimbell Cawthon. He was retired from the U. S. government and served many years at the Atlanta Army Depot at Conley.
     Mr. Cawthon was a veteran of World War II, having served eight years in the Army Air Corps. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Jackson.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Bobbye Maddox Cawthon of Forest Park; a daughter, Mrs. Royeese E. Stowe of Covington; a son, Neil Earnhart of Jackson; four grandsons, Matthew and Marcus Stowe of Covington and Dean and Dale Earnhart of Jackson; a sister, Mrs. Ida C. Coker of Jenkinsburg.
     Services were held Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock in Haisten's Chapel with the Rev. Phil DeMore and the Rev. Michael Brown officiating. Burial was in the Jackson city cemetery.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Cawthon, John F.
  The Jackson Progress-Argus June 3, 1921
Death Of Mr. Cawthon Occurred In Atlanta.
     Funeral services for Mr. John F. Cawthon, a well known Atlantian, who died Monday morning at his residence, 312 Simpson street, will be held Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the home. Interment will be in Oakland cemetery, with Awtry & Lowndes in charge.
     Mr. Cawthon, who was sixty-six years of age was one of Atlanta's pioneer citizens. For the past few years he had been connected with the Southern Produce Company, in the capacity of city salesman. He was a member of the Payne Memorial church.
     Mr. Cawthon is survived by his widow, two daughters, Mrs. H. T. Loehr and Mrs. C. Y. Wright, one son, Rev. K. W. Cawthon, of Warsaw, N. C.; one step-son, W. H. ____; one sister, Mrs. S. R. Thurman, and a brother, Mr. E. C. Cawthon, of Jackson, Ga.
Atlanta Journal.
     Mr. Cawthon was well known by many of the older citizens of Butts county, who were sorry to learn of his passing. He has a large family connection in this county and a number of relatives attended the funeral in Atlanta Tuesday afternoon.

Cawthon, Joseph Carrolton
  Jackson Progress-Argus, March 24, 1949.
J. C. Cawthon, 78, Claimed by Death.
     J. C. Cawthon, 78 years of age, wide known retired farmer of Butts county, died Thursday night, March 17, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ellis McMillian, in Akron, Ohio. About six weeks ago Mr. Cawthon went to Akron to live with his children.
     Born in Henry county of prominent early residents of this section, he was a son of Bob Cawthon and Mrs. Susan Hilley Cawthon. The most of his life was spent in Butts county where he was a successful farmer until ill health forced his retirement. For several years he had been in feeble health.
     Survivors are his wife and two daughters, Mrs. McMillian and Mrs. Helen Thrash, both of Akron; a sister, Mrs. Berry O'Neal, Atlanta; a brother, J. T. Cawthon of McDonough; four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Cawthon, Judith Leila Burford
  The Butts County Progress April 25, 1913
Mrs. J. C. Cawthon Was Victim Of Pneumonia
     After a short illness, Mrs. J. C. Cawthon died at her home a few miles from here Sunday afternoon at 6 o'clock, of pneumonia.
     News of Mrs. Cawthon's death caused a widespread regret among a large circle of friends over the county.
     At the time of her death the deceased was 47 years of age. Before her marriage Mrs. Cawthon was Miss Leila Burford and besides her husband is survived by one sister, Mrs. J. R. Sams of this city and several brothers and two children, Ruby and Helen.
     Mrs. Cawthon was a member of the Baptist church and was a splendid christian woman and enjoyed the affectionate esteem of hosts of friends. Her deeds of charity and acts of kindness will long be held in grateful memory.
     The funeral services were held at 11 o'clock Monday morning at Old Bethel. Rev. Z. E. Barron and Rev. M. S. Williams officiating. The esteem in which the deceased was held, was attested by the large number of friends who gathered to pay a last tribute. Prof. Martin and the ninth grade of the Jackson public schools attended the funeral.

Cawthon, Lucy Jane Stodghill
Jackson Progress Argus 05 Feb 1986
     Lucy Jane Stodghill Cawthon, 83, of 866 Jefferson Ave., East Point, died Thursday at Georgia Baptist Hospital.
     Mrs. Cawthon was a native of Butts County daughter of the late Robert Ocie Stodghill and Kate Elizabeth White Stodghill. She was a retired office worker with Kroger and was a member of Capitol View Methodist Church in Atlanta.
     Mrs. Cawthon graduated in the Jackson High School class of 1920 and taught at the Worthville and Iron Springs schools.
     Survivors include a daughter,Margaret Scoggin of East Point; son, Charles Cawthon of Scottsdale, Ariz.; sister, Catherine Anderson of Fayetteville; and brother, Ralph Stodghill of Roswell.
     The funeral was held Saturday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Howard Carmichael & Son Funeral Home in East Point with the Rev. Thomas Wesley officiating. Burial was in the Westview Cemetery in Atlanta.

Cawthon, Luther A.
  The Jackson Progress-Argus June 8, 1923
Mr. Luther Cawthon Summoned By Death.
     Many friends throughout the county were saddened to know of the death of Mr. Luther A. Cawthon, which occurred Thursday night, May 31, at the Wesley Memorial Hospital in Atlanta. He was taken to Atlanta for treatment last week and death followed an operation. Though he had not been in robust health for some time, Mr. Cawthon's last illness was of short duration.
     Mr. Cawthon, who was 55 years of age, was one of the sterling citizens of the county. He was generally well known and highly esteemed, having resided here practically all his life. He had many friends in all walks of life and was well known in all business circles. For many years he had been a member of the Baptist church. Mr. Cawthon belonged to a prominent family of the county.
     The deceased is survived by his wife, who was Miss Ross McDonald, of Henry county before her marriage; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Cawthon, and a granddaughter, Mrs. Ruth Chambers, all of Jackson; a brother, Mr. T. G. Cawthon, of Atlanta.
     The body was brought to Jackson Friday afternoon and taken to the home. Funeral services were held from the First Baptist church Saturday morning at 10:30 o'clock, the services being conducted by Dr. Robert VanDeventer assisted by Rev. Henry H. Jones. Many friends and relatives gathered for a last tribute and interment was in the Jackson cemetery.

Cawthon, Mappie Hilley
  The Jackson Progress-Argus July 9, 1926
Mrs. Hilton Cawthon Passed Away Thursday.
     Friends and relatives here were sorry to learn of the death of Mrs. Hilton Cawthon, 29 years of age, which occurred at the Grady Hospital in Atlanta on the afternoon of Thursday, July 1. She had been ill for five weeks and suffered with typhoid fever.
     Mrs. Cawthon before her marriage was Miss Mappy Hilley, of Stark, and was connected with a well known family of the county. She was a member of Macedonia church and was active in Sunday school affairs. She had many friends over the county who learned with deep sorrow of the passing.
     Mrs. Cawthon is survived by her husband; a small son, Billy Cawthon; her father, Mr. F. E. Hilley; three brothers, W. M., M.C. and James Hilley, all of Jackson; and one sister, Mrs. Fredna Hilley.
     The body was brought to Jackson Friday morning and carried to the home of her father. Funeral services were held Saturday morning at 11 o'clock at Macedonia church. Dr. I. G. Walker, of Atlanta, conducted the services and interment was in the church yard.

Cawthon, Margaret C. Pulliam
Jackson Progress Argus 27 Feb 1964
Mrs. Cawthon Dies in Atlanta
     Mrs. Thomas O. (Maggie) Cawthon of 1049 Lawton Ave., S. W., Atlanta, died Saturday, February 1, in an Atlanta hospital.
     Mrs. Cawthon, 84, was the former Miss Maggie Pulliam of Jenkinsburg. She was the widow of Thomas Cawthon who was station lieutenant for the Atlanta Police Department for many years. He died in 1946.
     Mrs. Cawthon had lived in Atlanta about 35 years. She was a member of the West End Baptist Church.
     Funeral services were held Monday, February 3, at Spring Hill with the Rev. Sidney L. Waterhouse and Dr. Arthur Jackson officiating. Interment was in Jackson.
Survivors include a daughter, Miss Lucile Cawthon, and a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Charlie
(Mary) Cawthon, both of Atlanta.

Cawthon, Mary Elizabeth Vickers
Jackson Progress Argus 27 Dec 1989
     Mary Elizabeth Vickers Cawthon, 64, of Route 4, Jackson, the Covington Highway, died Friday evening at her residence following a lengthy period of declining health.
     The funeral was held Sunday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with the Rev. Bill O'Conner and the Rev. Bill Thomas officiating. Burial was in the Macedonia Baptist Church cemetery in Butts County.
     Mrs. Cawthon was a lifelong resident of Butts County, daughter of the late Marvin Riley Vickers and Bessie Moore Vickers, who survives. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church in Jackson.
     Survivors include her husband, Lewis H. (Bear) Cawthon; daughters, Gayle C. Miller, Rita C. Kinney, and Pam C. Cook, all of Jackson, and Becky C. Colwell of Griffin; sons, Harold and Alfred Cawthon, both of Jackson; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild; mother, Bessie Moore Vickers of Hilltop Nursing Home in Monroe County; sister. Ruby Kate Moore of Jackson; brother, Edwin Vickers of Jackson; several nephews and nieces.
     Haisten Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Cawthon, Mary Lee Stewart
Jackson Progress-Argus, February 19, 1953
Mrs. W. H. Cawthon Called by Death
     Mrs. Mary Lee Stewart Cawthon, 86, widow of W. Harrison Cawthon, one of the county's oldest and most widely beloved women, died Thursday night at the home of her son, Elmer Cawthon, on the Worthville Highway. Death resulted for a long period of enfeebled health produced by advanced age.
     Mrs. Cawthon, known to members of her family and many friends as Granny Cawthon, was descended from prominent pioneer families of the county. She was a daughter of the late Mrs. Sarah Frances Speer Stewart and J. Tom Stewart, actively identified with the religious and business affairs of the county. During the lifetime of her husband she resided in the Worthville area. Following the death of Mr. Cawthon 22 years ago she had made her home with her children in Butts county and Atlanta. For 55 years Mrs. Cawthon had been a member of Sardis Baptist Church, taking an active interest in its affairs as long as her health permitted.
     Mrs. Cawthon assisted in bearing a large family of sons and daughters who have assumed positions of leadership in the communities in which they reside. Surviving daughters are Mrs. W. J. White of Worthville and Mrs. W. T. Chambers of Atlanta; sons, J. A., R. L. and Boyce Cawthon of Atlanta;; Elmer and Ira Cawthon of Jackson; Roscoe Cawthon of Charlotte, N. C. Ector Cawthon of Hapeville; sisters, Mrs. A. M. Pace of Jackson and Mrs. Will Stroud of McDonough. She is also survived by 39 grandchildren, 41 great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.
     Largely attended funeral services were held at Sardis Church Friday at 3 p.m. with the Rev. J. R. Thompson of the Jenkinsburg Methodist Church and the Rev, Edgar Welch, pastor of Macedonia Baptist Church, officiating. The ministers paid sincere tribute to one who had lived a long life of usefulness and service and held a place of affection in a wide circle of friends who admired her fine qualities of character.
     Burial was in the churchyard under the direction of Haisten Funeral Home.
     The pallbearers were grandsons, Hulon Cawthon, Russell Cawthon, Stanley Cawthon, Porter Cawthon, Jowl Cawthon and Herman Cawthon.

Cawthon, Mattie Leola Bond
Jackson Progress Argus 26 Oct 1983
     Mrs. Mattie Leola Bond Cawthon, 95, of Route 1, Hwy. 36 East, Jackson, died early Wednesday morning (Oct. 19) at Sylvan Grove Hospital following a lengthy illness.
     Mrs. Cawthon was a native of Butts County and the widow of Jesse Saunders Cawthon. She was a member of Cedar Rock Congregational Methodist Church in Butts County.
      Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Mary Lee Jinks of Chicago and Mrs. Irene Wood of Macon; sons, W. M. Cawthon of Montgomery, Ala., Saunders Cawthon of Atlanta, Marvin Cawthon of Athens, and Russell Cawthon of Jackson; eight grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
     Services were conducted Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Cedar Rock Congregational Methodist Church with the Rev. Jerry Parpain officiating. Burial was in the Cedar Rock cemetery in Butts County.
    Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge arrangements.

Cawthon, Minta Wynn
Jackson Progress Argus 22 Jun 1961
Former Jackson Resident Died In Akron, Ohio
     Mrs. Minta Wynn Cawthon, 84, widow of the late Joseph Cawthon, formerly of Jackson, died recently at the Castle Nursing Home in Millersburg, Ohio, where she had been a patient for almost three years. Mrs. Cawthon fell and broke her hip when she entered the nursing home, and about two months before her death she broke the other hip in a fall.
     She had made her home for the past several years with her daughter, Mrs. Frances Eidson of Akron, Ohio. Her parents were James Monroe Wynn and Mrs. Mary Frances Wynn.
     Survivors include her daughter, Mrs. Frances Eidson, Akron, O.; two step-daughters, Mrs. Ruby McMillan and Mrs. Helen Thrash, Akron; two sisters, Mrs. Robert Driggers, Dubach, La. and Mrs. W. M. Liggin of Bernice, La.; one grandson, J. C. Frederic, of Orangeburg, S. C.; six great grandchildren; one great grandchild. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery, Akron, on June 2nd.

Cawthon, Nell Edwards
Jackson Progress Argus 1960
Nell E. Cawthon Died, 'Wednesday At Jackson Home
     Funeral services for Mrs. John C. (Nell E.) Cawthon, 47, who passed away at her residence on West Second Street Wednesday night, were held Friday afternoon at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Sidney L. Waterhouse, pastor, and the Rev. James Burleson officiating. Interment was in the Jackson City Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mrs. Cawthon succumbed about 10:30 Wednesday night following a period of declining health of more than a year.
     The former Miss Nell Edwards, she was the daughter of Clem D. Edwards Sr. and Mrs. Ethel Thompson Edwards, who survive. She was born in Butts county and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Jackson.
     Survivors include her husband, John Curry Cawthon; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clem D. Edwards Sr., of Jackson; one sister, Mrs. Hilda Edwards Jackson, of Garden Grove, Calif.; one brother. C. D. Edwards Jr., of Jackson; several nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers were Mike Allen, Wilson, Caston, John, L. Coleman, A. S. Cook, J. D.(Bud) Pope, and Arthur Stodghill Sr.

Cawthon, Nora Kimbell
Jackson Progress Argus 18 Jan 1951
Macedonia Rites For Mrs. Cawthon
     Mrs. Nora Kimbell Cawthon, 82, widow of the late Mr. Alfonza Cawthon, died at her home in Jackson Monday at 1 a. m. after an illness of some time.
     Connected with pioneer families of the county, she was a daughter of William Kimbell and Mrs. Angeline Curry Kimbell, and spent her entire life in Butts county. She was a member of Macedonia Baptist church and took much interest in religious activities and was widely beloved by her friends and associates.
     Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. L. S. O'Neal of Jackson; four sons, John C. Cawthon, Aldean Cawthon, Hilton Cawthon and Paul Cawthon, all of Jackson; one sister, Mrs. W. M. Thompson of Jackson; several grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
     Funeral services were held at Macedonia church Tuesday at 3 p. m. and the Rev. A. C. Peacock of Atlanta, assisted by the Rev. Ralph Shea of the Jackson Methodist church officiated. Burial was in the Macedonia cemetery and arrangements.
Cawthon, Ollie L.
Jackson Progress-Argus, November 6, 1947.
Ollie L. Cawthon Died Thursday as Result of Stroke.
     Ollie L. Cawthon, 57 years of age, died Thursday at his home near Stark as the result of a stroke suffered Saturday while in Jackson. Since being removed to his home he had been in critical condition.
     Mr. Cawthon, who died on his birthday, was born and reared in Butts county, son of the late Alfonso Cawthon. He was one of the county's successful farmers. Mr. Cawthon was a member of the Sardis Baptist church.
     Survivors are his wife, former Miss Vassa Mason; two daughters, Mrs. Crumbley Johnson and Miss Christine Cawthon of Atlanta; one son, Herman L. Cawthon of Jackson; two brothers, Hilton and Paul Cawthon; two half brother, Aldean and Curry Cawthon; one sister, Mrs. L. S. O'Neal; stepmother, Mrs. Nora Cawthon.
     Funeral services will be held Friday at 3 p.m. at Macedonia church and plans will be directed by Thornton Funeral Home.

Jackson Progress-Argus, November 13, 1947.
Funeral Services Held Friday for L. L. Cawthon.
     Funeral services for Ollie L. Cawthon, widely known Butts county resident who died early November 6 at his home near Stark, were held at Macedonia church Friday at 2 p.m. Rev. Robert G. Hartman, pastor, conducted the rites in the presence of a large number of relatives and friends who gathered for a final tribute.
     Worthville lodge of Masons had charge of the graveside services. Plans were in charge of Thornton Funeral Home.

Cawthon, Oma Myrtice Bunn
Jackson Progress Argus 13 Dec 1989
     Oma Myrtice Bunn Cawthon, 92, of 137 Carter Ave., Jackson, died Dec, 5 at Sylvan Grove Hospital.
     The funeral was held Thursday at 11 a.m. at Worthville Baptist Church with the Rev. Stephen Hart and the. Rev. Marty Duran officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
     Mrs. Cawthon was born Jan. 12, 1897, in Butts County, daughter of Seaborn Lumpkin Bunn and Minnie Parker Bunn. She was a member of Worthville Baptist Church where she taught the adult Sunday school class and the Sunbeams for many years. She was a homemaker and the widow of Paul Cawthon.
     Survivors include two daughters, Jewellene Polk of Jackson and Gwen Smith of Locust Grove; sons, Alon E. Cawthon of Albuquerque, N.M., and Olen J. Cawthon of Santa Rosa, Calif; brothers, Chester Bunn of Covington and Dean Bunn of Louisiana; 10 grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; one great great grandchild.
     Sherrell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Cawthon, Oscar Ardell
Jackson Progress Argus 15 Jan 1986
     Oscar Ardell Cawthon, 78, of Atlanta died Thursday at his residence.
     Mr. Cawthon was born in Butts County, son of the late Tom and Berta Duke Cawthon.
     He was employed 28 years by the Atlanta Journal - Constitution and by the Atlanta Georgian prior to his career with the Journal - Constitution. He was a member of the Christian Church of East Point and a veteran of World War II.
     Survivors include his wife, Fay Parker Cawthon; sisters, Louise O'Neal of Atlanta and Esther Turner of Morrow; and nieces and nephews.
     The funeral was held Friday at 4 p.m. in the chapel of Howard L. Carmichael & Sons Funeral Home in East Point with the Revs. Roy Goldsberry and Billy Rowe officiating. Burial was in the College Park cemetery.
     Nephews served as pallbearers.
     Retired pressmen from the Journal-Constitution were honorary pallbearers.
     Howard L. Carmichael & Sons Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Cawthon, Paul
Jackson Progress Argus 19 Oct 1967
Paul Cawthon Buried Sunday At Worthville
     Mr. Paul Cawthon, 70, well known retired Butts County farmer, died about noon Friday at Sylvan Grove Hospital following a lengthy illness.
     A native of Henry County, Mr. Cawthon was the son of Mr. Alphonza Cawthon and Mrs. Ida Mason Cawthon. He was a member of the Worthville Baptist Church and resided in Jackson at 453 South Mulberry Street.
     Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at three o'clock from the Worthville Baptist Church with Rev. Ben F. Stone, pastor, and Rev. Ralph Goodwin of the Jackson Nazarene Church, officiating. Interment was in the Worthville Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Cawthon is survived by his wife Mrs. Myrtice Bunn Cawthon; two daughters, Mrs. Jewellene Polk of Jackson; Mrs. Gwendolyn Smith of Jackson; two sons, Alon E. Cawthon of Albuquerque New Mexico; Olin J. Cawthon of California; one sister, Mrs. Ida Coker of Jackson; one half brother, Mr. Curry Cawthon of Atlanta; nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
     Pallbearers were Otis Stephens, Harold Stephens, Hesper Stephens, Billy Cawthon, W. A. Smith, Herman L. Cawthon.

Cawthon, Paul Elton
Jackson Progress Argus 03 Jan 1952
Paul. E. Cawthon Victim of Wound
     Funeral services for Paul Elton Cawthon, .33, who died at his home on Jackson route 2 early Wednesday, will be held at Worthville Baptist church, the time to be announced by Haisten Funeral Home.
     Mr. Cawthon, lifelong resident of Butts county, was the victim of gunshot wounds and the verdict of a coroner's jury was that death resulted from the accidental discharge of a shotgun. The body was found in the kitchen by his parents.
     Survivors are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cawthon; two sisters, Mrs. Jewellene Polk and Miss Gwendolyn Cawthon of Jackson; two brothers, A. E. Cawthon, USN, San Francisco, and Olin J. Cawthon, Fort Campbell, Ky.

Cawthon, Pearl Peek
Jackson Progress Argus 07 Dec 1988
     Pearl Peek Cawthon, 101, of East Point died Saturday at the Tara House Personal Care Home of complications from a stroke.
     The funeral was held Tuesday at Howard L. Carmichael & Sons Funeral Home with burial at Roseland Cemetery in East Point.
     Mrs. Cawthon was born in Putnam County, Tenn., July 22, 1887, the oldest of nine children of Burr Peek, a farmer, and Delia West Peek. She taught school about 75 years ago at Worthville where she met and married Butts County native Robert L. Cawthon, who died several years ago.
     They made their home in the Worthville area for several years before moving to East Point. She was a member of Sylvan Hills Baptist Church.
     Survivors include a son, Robert S. Cawthon of Cookeville, Tenn.; daughters, Nina Helms of East Point and Ruby Keith of Fayetteville; brother, Dillard Peek of Cookeville, Tenn.; sisters, Kate Choate of Manhattan, Kan., Althea Jones of Baxter, Tenn., and Vitgie Bice of Detroit, Mich.; six grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild.

Cawthon, Robert
Jackson Progress Argus 21 Apr 1982
     Robert Cawthon, 90, of East Point died Sunday at South Fulton Hospital following a brief illness.
     Mr. Cawthon was born in Butts County August 16, 1891, the son of the late W. Harrison Cawthon and Mary Lee Stewart Cawthon. He had made his home in East Point for many years.
     Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Pearl Cawthon; a son, Stanley Cawthon of Murphy, Tenn.; two daughters, Mrs. Nina Helm and Mrs. Ruby Keith, both of Atlanta; a sister, Mrs. W. J. White of Jackson; several grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.
     Funeral services were held Tuesday at Carmichael Chapel in East Point. Burial was in the Roseland Cemetery in Atlanta.
     Howard Carmichael and Sons Funeral Home made the arrangements.

Cawthon, Rollie
  Butts County Progress October 2, 1914
Stark
     Mr. and Mrs. Austin Smith spent a part of last week with the latter's brother, Mr. Rollie Cawthon, who died Saturday. A large crowd from Stark attended the burial Sunday morning,
Jenkinsburg:
     Messrs. J. W. Benson, A. B. Stallsworth, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Cawthon and Mrs. O. S. Duke attended the funeral of Rollie Cawthon at Sardis Sunday.

Cawthon, Rosa L. Benson
  Butts County Progress April 30, 1909
Prominent Lady Dies Tuesday.
     The death of Mrs. L. A. Cawthon, one of the most prominent women in the county, occurred Tuesday morning at her home a few miles from Jackson. Death was due to a complication of diseases.
     The funeral was held at Worthville Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock. The services were conducted by Rev. T. M. Vaughn.
     Mrs. Cawthon, who was about thirty years of age, is survived by her husband and other relatives who have the sympathy of a host of friends in this great sorrow.

Cawthon, Roscoe G.
Jackson Progress Argus 16 Feb 1967
Roscoe Cawthon, Butts Native, Passes Sunday
     Mr. Roscoe G. Cawthon, 64, formerly of Butts County, a resident of Charlotte, N. C. for a long number of years, died at his home in Charlotte Sunday morning as a result of an illness of several months.
     Mr. Cawthon was born in Butts County, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Harrison Cawthon. He was a retired mechanic and member of the Baptist church. Funeral services and interment was in Charlotte Tuesday afternoon.
     He is survived by his wife; one daughter, Mrs. Audrey Caton of Charlotte; one son, Ray Cawthon of Virginia; one sister, Mrs. W. J. White of Jackson; five brothers, Ira and Elmer Cawthon of Jackson, Robert, Jim and Ector Cawthon of Atlanta; several grandchildren; a number of nieces and nephews.

Cawthon, Rose McDonald
Jackson Progress-Argus 6 Nov 1941
Mrs. L. A. Cawthon Die in an Atlanta Hospital
     Friends of Mr. and Mrs. T. McDonald sympathize with them the death of Mr. McDonald's only sister, Mrs. L. A. CaWthon, which occurred Tuesday night in an Atlanta hospital. Mrs. Cawthon, whose home was in Covington, was the widow of the late Mr. L. A. Cawthon of Jackson. She was formerly Miss Rose McDonald, member of a widely known Henry county family.
     She is survived by two brothers, T. O. McDonald, chief of police in Jackson, Neel McDonald of Covington.

Cawthon, Thomas Aldean
Jackson Progress Argus 06 Apr 1961
Aldean Cawthon Buried Saturday At Jackson Rites
     Funeral services for Thomas Aldean Cawthon, 49, who died March 29th at a Veterans Hospital in Durham, N. C., were held Saturday afternoon, April 1, at the First Baptist Church in Jackson with the Rev. Sidney L. Waterhouse, pastor, the Rev. Wade H. Bell and Marvin, Randolph officiating. Interment was in the Jackson City Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Cawthon died Wednesday night after undergoing a delicate brain operation by neurosurgeons of Duke University Hospital. He had been in and out of several hospitals within recent years and in declining health for a long period.
     Son of the late Alphonza Cawthon and Mrs. Nora Kimbell Cawthon, he was born and reared in Butts county. Employed last at Maddox's Sinclair Station, he worked March, 9th, became ill and was taken to Griffin-Spalding County Hospital on March 11th, later being transferred to the Veterans Hospital in North Carolina.
     A veteran of World War II, Mr. Cawthon served overseas in the European theater, being taken prisoner by the surprise German offensive in the Battle of the Bulge. He was held prisoner by the Germans from that date until liberated by Allied forces in May df1945. Friends and family cite the break of his health from this period of captivity.
     He was a member of the Jackson Presbyterian Church and attended when health permitted. He made his home with his sister, Mrs. Ida Cook, at Pepperton.
Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Ida Cook; two brothers, Curry Cawthon and Paul Cawthon, both of Jackson; several nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers were Bill Maddox, Bailey Woodward, Wilson Caston, Brac Hodges Jr., B. Haywood Hodges and Calvin Burford.

Cawthon, Thomas Oscar
Jackson Progress-Argus July 11, 1946.
 T. O. Cawthon Passes at Home in Atlanta.
     Jackson and Butts county friends of Mr. T. O. Cawthon of Atlanta were sorry to learn of his death Saturday afternoon, June 29, in Atlanta. His death followed a period of ill health extending over two years. He was 71 years old.
     Mrs. Cawthon was the son of Zeke Cawthon and his wife, Mrs. Jane Thompson Cawthon, and was born and reared in Butts county. Hew moved to Atlanta 25 years ago and for some time served on the police force there.
     Survivors include his wife who was formerly Miss Maggie Pulliam of Butts county; one daughter, Miss Lucile Cawthon of Atlanta; one son, Charley Cawthon of Atlanta.
     Funeral services were held Monday at 12:30 at Patterson's Funeral Home and burial was held in the Jackson cemetery.

Cawthon, Vida Cleo Washington
Jackson Progress Argus 07 Jun 1951
Mrs. J. A. Cawthon Dies in Atlanta
     Mrs. J. A. Cawthon, active in the religious and civic life of Atlanta, died Saturday at her home, 83 Adair Ave., S. E.
     Born and reared at Worthville, Mrs. Cawthon was the former Miss Cleo Washington, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Washington. She had resided in Atlanta several years and was superintendent of the cradle roll of Lakewood Heights church, past president of the WMU. She helped organize the Lakewood Heights Womans Club and served as the first president. She was a member of the OES and president of the Forget-Me-Not Club. Her husband is an engineer with the. Southern Railway.
     Funeral services were held Sunday at 3 p. m. at Lakewood Heights Baptist church. The Rev. Thomas J. Holmes, the Rev. Jack Bridges and the Rev. R. E. Chambers officiated. Burial was in Worthville Baptist church cemetery.
     Survivors are her husband; a son, James Virlyn Cawthon; two sisters, Mrs. J. W. Wingate, Cedartown, and Mrs. W. G. Cook, Atlanta; four brothers, L. L., L. R. and L. J. Washington.

Cawthon, William Harrison
Jackson Progress Argus 05 Dec 1930
Mr. W. H. Cawthon Is Taken by Death
     The death of Mr. W. H. Cawthon, 69 years of age, one of Butts county's best known citizens, occurred at his home near Worthville Wednesday night of the past week. He had been in declining heath for some time and seriously sick for about two weeks. The death of Mr. Cawthon came as a shock to a host of friends.
     Mr. Cawthon was connected with a well known family of the county and was regarded as a man of sterling qualities of character and was highly esteemed by a wide circle of friends. He was a member of Sardis Baptist church and took much interest in religious activities, as well as all progressive measures for the up building of his community and county. He reared a large family, all of whom have attained success in the business world.
     He is survived by his wife, who before her marriage was Miss Mary Stewart, of Butts county, and the following children: Messrs. W. T., E. A., R. L., J. A., R. G. and Ectar Cawthon, of Atlanta; I. H., B. C. and Elmer Cawthon, of Jackson; Mrs. W. J. Chambers, of Atlanta, and Mrs. W. J. White, of Worthville, and 30 grandchildren.
     Funeral services, which were held Thursday afternoon at Sardis Baptist church with Rev. George W. Hulme, assisted by Rev. J. B. Stodghill, Rev. V. O. Gentry and Rev. A. C. Peacock, officiating. The esteem in which he was held was attested by the lovely floral offerings. Interment was in the churchyard.

Cawthon, William T.
Jackson Progress-Argus, June 10, 1948.
W. T. Cawthon Sr. Dies in Atlanta.
     W. T. Cawthon Sr., former Butts county resident and connected with the city of Atlanta several years, died Wednesday afternoon at a private hospital in Atlanta.
     Funeral services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. in the East Point Christian church. Burial will be in Roseland cemetery.
     Survivors are his wife and daughters, Mrs. W. M. O'Neal, Mrs. R. M. Mason, Mrs. Maurice Turner, Miss Evelyn Cawthon; sons, W. T. Cawthon Jr. and O. A. Cawthon; mother, Mrs. W. H. Cawthon; sisters, Mrs. W. J. Chambers and Mrs. W. J. White; brothers. E. A., R. L., J. A., B. C. and Ector Cawthon of Atlanta; Elmer and I. H. Cawthon of Jackson; R. G. Cawthon, Charlotte, N. C.; five grandchildren.

Cawthon, Willie M.
Jackson Progress Argus 06 Feb 1985
     Willie M. Cawthon, 77, of Hapeville died Jan. 29 at South Fulton Hospital.
    Mrs. Cawthon was the widow of Ector Cawthon who was a Butts County native. She is survived by a son, Harry Cawthon, of Atlanta; two granddaughters; one brother; three sisters; and other relatives including two sisters-in-law, Mrs. W. J. White and Mrs. Elmer Cawthon, both of Jackson.
     The funeral was held Thursday afternoon at the First Baptist Church of Hapeville. Burial was in the Hapeville city cemetery.
      Donahoo-Lewis Funeral Home of Hapeville was in charge of arrangements.

Chaddrick, Wilford Mr. and Mrs.
Jackson Progress Argus 05 Jul 1973
4 Die In Louisiana Collision
     A family of seven who visited relatives in Jackson and Butts County on July 5th was virtually decimated in a grinding, head-on crash between their car and a jackknifing transport truck near Alexandria Louisiana while enroute to their home in Turkey Creek. The tragic collision occurred about 7 o'clock Friday morning about 30 miles from their destination
     Killed in the accident were Mr. and Mrs. Wilford Chaddrick and two of their children, Lorie Ann, 5, and Glynn, 10. Another daughter, Sandra Lee, was in a Shreveport Hospital critically injured while two other daughters, Marilyn, 7 and Janet, 11, were less seriously injured.
     Mr. Chaddrick was the brother of Mrs. D. E. Barfield of 580 Indian Springs Street, Jackson, and of Mrs. Howell Lunsford of Route 3, Jackson. The Louisiana family arrived in Jackson early Thursday morning where they spent the day with the Barfield and Lunsford families. They had spent the July 4th holiday in Vidalia with still other relatives.
     Mr. Barfield said that his family insisted that the Louisiana visitors remain with them for a day or two, but their entreaties were in vain as they left for their Turkey Creek home about 7:10 o'clock Thursday night. They drove all night until the fatal accident early Friday morning about 30 miles from home.
Chafin, A.C. (Lon)
Jackson Progress Argus 20 Oct 1955
A. C. Chafin Dies Oct. 14; Brother of Mrs. R. T. Smith
     Jackson and Butts county friends of Mrs. Treller Smith regret to learn of the death of her brother, Mr. A.C. (Lon) Chafin, of McDonough, on October 14.
     Funeral services for Mr. Chafin were held Sunday afternoon, October 16, at 3 o'clock from the Bethany Baptist Church with the Rev. Glenn Waldrop officiating.
     The body lay in state at the church from 2:30 until the funeral hour. Interment was in the Bethany churchyard.
     Mr. Chafin is survived by his wife, two daughters, Mrs. Frank Ingram, Tucker; Mrs. Grady Foster, Barnesville; four sisters, Mrs. L. W. Miller, McDonough; Mrs. L. S. Nail, Oxford; Mrs. Lucy Miller, Porterdale; and Mrs. R. T. Smith, Mercer Island, Washington; a grandson and granddaughter.
     Mrs. Smith is presently living with her daughter, Mrs. Russell Shuder, and Colonel Shuder at Mercer Island, Wash., where Colonel Shuder, U. S. Army, is stationed.

Chaffin, Charles Hamp
Jackson Progress Argus 16 Dec 1987
     Charles Hamp Chaffin, 47, of236 Brookwood Ave., Jackson, died Monday morning at St. Joseph's Hospital in Atlanta following several months of declining health.
     The funeral will be conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home. Burial will be in Lamar Memory Gardens in Barnesville. Mr. Chaffin, a native of Atlanta, was the son of the late Hamp Dodson Chaffin and Lillian Elizabeth Gribbs Chaffin. A former resident of Barnesville and Monroe, he was a graduate of Gordon College and attended Georgia State University.
     He was a former member of the Barnesville-Lamar County Jaycees and had served as vice president of the Georgia Jaycees. For the past three years Mr. Chaffin was personnel manager of American Woodmark Corp. in Jackson. He was a member of the Jackson United Methodist Church.
     Survivors include his wife, Gloria Watson Chaffin; daughter and son-in-law, Judy and Jimmy Kelly of Jackson; son, Charles H. Chaffin, Jr. of Jackson; granddaughter, Dusty, Kelly of Jackson; sister Clara Jones of Tifton; brother, Gerald E. Chaffin of Smyrna; several nephews and nieces.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Chamberlain, Bart Russell
Jackson Progress Argus 24 Feb 1988
CORRECTION
     In the obituary of Bart Russell Chamberlain published last week, his age was listed incorrectly and a survivor was inadvertently omitted.
     The 12-day old son of Dale Edward and Kathleen Jo Chamberlain was survived by five sisters and a brother, Jacob Chamberlain all of Atlanta; great grandparents, Frances P. Goodman and Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy L. Clark, all of Jackson.
     Trimier - Jackson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
     
Chamberlain, Remembrance Rev. & wife
  Middle Georgia Argus February 21, 1888
     The remains of Rev. Remembrance Chamberlain and his wife were exhumed from the garden of Col. M. V. McKibben on Saturday and re-interred in the cemetery. Appropriate burial ceremonies were held over the remains conducted by rev. M. H. Dillard. The lady was buried, from the best information we can gather, in 1835, and the gentleman in 1856. The body of the lady had crumbled to dust with the exception of a few bones, but two well preserved tortoise shell tucking combs were found in the grave. The remains of Mr. Chamberlain being deposited in a metallic casket were moderately well kept, when first taken from the grave, but in moving them they were rendered unrecognizable, as human remains. Mr. Chamberlain was one of the pioneer Presbyterian ministers of Middle Georgia and spent a long life in the course of the Master. On the lid of the case a silver plate was engraved:
Rev, R, Chamberlain, Born Dec. 2nd, 1789, Died March 4th 1856.

Chambers, Beulah Lindsey
Jackson Progress Argus 9 Dec 1932
Mrs. J. T. Chambers Is Taken by Death
     The death of Mrs. J. T. Chambers, beloved resident of Flovilla, occurred Tuesday night at 6 o'clock at the Georgia Baptist Hospital, where she was carried a few days ago for treatment. Her passing brings deep sorrow to a host of friends.
     Mrs. Chambers, who was 55 years of age, was Miss Beulah Lindsey, of Jasper county, before her marriage. She was a member of the Flovilla Baptist church and was widely beloved for her many fine qualities of character. The family have resided in Butts county for a long number of years and Mrs. Chambers had made many warm friends who regret to know of her death.
     She is survived by her husband, well-known business man of Flovilla ; two sons, Mr. Iverson Chambers, of Atlanta, and Mr. Fred Chambers, of Flovilla.
     Funeral services were to bo held Thursday afternoon at 1 o'clock at the Flovilla Baptist church, with Rev. D. T. Cox officiating. Interment will be in the cemetery at Jenkinsburg.

Chambers, Elizabeth Cole
Jackson Progress Argus 25 Jun 1980
Chambers Rites Held Monday
     Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Cole Chambers, 69, of Route 1, Flovilla, were conducted Monday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. from the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with the Rev. E. D. Carlock officiating. Interment was in the Flovilla cemetery.
     Mrs. Chambers died unexpectedly Saturday morning, June 21st, at her residence.
     A native of Butts County, she was the daughter of the late Edgar Cole and the late Oma Stewart Cole. She was the widow of the late Fred Chambers.
     Mrs. Chambers was a registered nurse having received her training at the Macon Hospital and at Long Island Hospital in New York. She was a lieutenant in the U.S. Army Nurses Corp in World War II and was stationed in New Guinea for some time. She was a member of the Flovilla United Methodist Church.
     Survivors include one sister, Mrs. Eddie Joe Bankston of Flovilla and several nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers were Bill Holloway, Nevin Duffey, Malcolm Smith, W. A. Smith, Buddy Edwards, and Howard Greer.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Chambers, Infant
  The Jackson Progress-Argus June 2, 1916
     Mr. and Mrs. Robert Chambers have the sympathy of their friends in the death of their eighteen-months daughter which occurred Friday. The funeral was at the Baptist church, Saturday at 3 p.m., Rev. T. H. Vaughn officiating.

The Jackson Progress-Argus June 2, 1916
Little Girl Dies
     Mr. and Mrs. Robert Chambers have the sympathy of their friends in the death of their 18-months old daughter, which occurred Friday afternoon. The funeral was held at Worthville at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon and Rev. T. H. Vaughn conducted the services.

Chambers, Infant
  The Jackson Progress-Argus October 31, 1919
Death Of Child
     The friends of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Chambers sympathize with them in the death of their 15-months-old infant, which occurred Wednesday. The funeral and interment occurred Thursday afternoon.

Chambers, Infant
  The Jackson Progress-Argus April 23, 1926
Death Of An Infant
     Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Chambers, of Worthville, have the sympathy of their friends in the death of their infant which occurred April 20.

Chambers, J. Douglas
Jackson Progress Argus June 27, 1930
Mr. Douglas Chambers Dies in Atlanta Home
     Relatives and friends here were pained to learn of the death of Mr. J. Douglas Chambers, 19 years of age, which occurred at his home in Atlanta Friday morning. He had been sick for about two weeks, suffering from measles and other complications.
     Mr. Chambers was born and rear in Butts county, the family moving from Worthville a few months ago to Atlanta to reside. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Chambers and a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Cawthon, prominent residents of the county. At the time of his illness Mr. Chambers was employed at Walthall's Pharmacy. He was a bright and promising young man and a former student of the Tussahaw Consolidated school.
     Besides his parents and grandparents, Mr. Chambers is survived by two sisters, Misses Mildred and Evelyn Chambers, of Atlanta, and other relatives in Butts county.
     Funeral services, which were largely attended, were held at Worthville Baptist church Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev. J. B. Stodghill, pastor, assisted by Rev. V. 0. Gentry, officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery.

Chambers, James Taylor
Jackson Progress Argus 09 Sep 1965
J. T. Chambers Died Suddenly Last Thursday
     Mr. James Taylor Chambers, 86, of Flovilla, a retired Star Route carrier, died unexpectedly in Jones County Thursday morning while on a fishing trip. Death was believed attributable to a heart attack. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Gilbert were fishing nearby when the fatal seizure occurred and lent what assistance they could.
     Mr. Chambers, a widely known resident of Flovilla, was born in Newton County, the son of the late Mr. Alfred Chambers and Mrs. Margaret Lewis Chambers. He was a member of the Flovilla Methodist Church and for a long number of years was a rural mail carrier.
     Funeral services were conducted Friday afternoon, September 3rd, at two o'clock from the Flovilla Methodist Church with the Rev. Don Harp, pastor, officiating. Interment was in Jenkinsburg Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Surviving Mr. Chambers are one son, Alfred Iverson Chambers of Atlanta; three sisters, Mrs. Eunice Bryant of Atlanta; Mrs. Maye Kervin of Union City; Mrs. Ruth Hudson of Akron, Ohio; one brother, Grady Chambers of Atlanta; several nieces and nephews; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Fred Chambers of Flovilla.
     Pallbearers were E. R. Edwards Jr., W. L. Holloway, Adell Moncrief, Jimmy Cornell, Howard Greer and Joe Waits.
     
Chambers, Joseph Frederick
Jackson Progress Argus 04 Oct 1951
Fred Chambers Taken By Death
he death of Joseph Frederick Chambers, 41, veteran of World War II, occurred in Lawson General Hospital Tuesday at 5:40 p. m. after a long illness.
     Son of J. T. Chambers and Mrs. Mary Beulah Lindsey Chambers of Newton county, he was born in Jasper county but had been a resident of Butts county several years. In the last war he served overseas with the United States Army. After his discharge his health had not been good and for several weeks he had under gone hospitalization.
     Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Cole Chambers of Flovilla; his father, J. T. Chambers, Flovilla, and one brother, Alfred Iverson Chambers also of Flovilla.
     Funeral services were to be held Thursday at 3 p. m. at the Flovilla Methodist church with Rev. J. R. Thompson, pastor, officiating. Burial win be in the cemetery at Jenkinsburg with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Chambers, Kathleen
Jackson Progress-Argus, Nov 23 1917
Miss Kathleen Chambers Dies After Brief Illness
     Causing deep grief and coming as a surprise to the family and friends, was the death of Miss Kathleen Chambers, the 16-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Chambers, Saturday night. Death followed an illness of only a few days. Miss Chambers was just reaching womanhood and her passing carries a peculiar shock and sadness. She was a lovely young girl, a favorite of all the family, loved and admired by her acquaintances and had an unusually large number of friends who were attracted by her personality. She was a member of the Worthville Baptist Church.
     The funeral was held Sunday afternoon at Worthville, Rev. T. H. Vaughn conducting the services. The pallbearers were her brothers.
     Surviving Miss Chambers are her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Chambers; four brothers, Messrs. John, Raymond, Robert and Harold Chambers; four sisters, Mrs. R. A. Maddox, Mrs. Lewis White, Miss Bessie Chambers, Mrs. Dan Swint.

Chambers, Mary Grace Thaxton
Jackson Progress Argus 27 Jun 1984
     Mrs. Mary Grace Thaxton Chambers of Atlanta, formerly of Jackson, died Monday.
     Survivors include a daughter, Ruth Monroe of Atlanta; son, Leon E. Chambers of Marietta; six grandchildren; seven great - grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
     Services were held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Lakewood Heights Baptist Church with the Rev. W. L. Rainwater and the Rev. Len Hunt officiating. Burial was in the Worthville Baptist Church cemetery in Butts County.
     Thomas L. Scroggs Parkway Garden Chapel of Forest Park was in charge or arrangements.

Chambers, Nancy Elizabeth Sears
Jackson Progress Argus 12 Sep 1930
Mrs. Chambers Dies at Home in Atlanta
     Mrs. Nancy Elizabeth Chambers, aged 94, passed away at the home of her son, Mr. J. N. Chambers in Atlanta Thursday of the past week. She had been in declining health for several years and death was due to old and infirm age. She had often visited the family of her son, the late Mr. W. M. Chambers, and had many friends here who were saddened to know of her passing.
     Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock and interment was in Oakland cemetery.
     Mrs. Chambers is survived by four sons, P. E. and D. N. Chambers, of Chattanooga; J. A. Chambers, Lakeland, Fla. and Joseph N. Chambers, Atlanta; one brother, N. S. Sears, of Atlanta; 27 grandchildren, 47 great grandchildren and 4 great-great grandchildren. She was the grandmother of Mr. R. E. Chambers, Mrs. Elmer Cawthon and Mrs. D. W. Swint of Worthville.
Chambers, Robert Edwin, Rev.
Jackson Progress Argus 5 Nov 1970
Heart Attack Claims Rev. Robt. Chambers
     Rev. Robert Edwin Chambers, 75, of Rhodesia Avenue in Atlanta, died unexpectedly at his home Saturday, October 31st. Mr. Chambers suffered with a heart condition for a number of years with his death being attributed to a heart attack.
     Mr. Chambers, a retired minister, was born in Butts County June 8, 1895 to Mr. W. M. Chambers and Mrs. Tallulah Lee Chambers, both of Butts County. Mr. Chambers had lived in Atlanta about 37 years and had been pastor to Baptist churches in Monroe, Henry and Butts Counties. In Butts County he had pastored churches at Paran and Flovilla Baptist Churches and was ordained at the Worthville Baptist Church. He had been reared in the Worthville Community. Mr. Chambers was a Mason and a member of Lakewood Heights Baptist Church is Atlanta.
     Mr. Chambers was in Jackson the day preceding his death to conduct funeral services for Mrs. I. M. Wilson at Haisten Chapel and was greeted by many friends.
     Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon, November, 2nd, at one o'clock from the Lakewood Heights Baptist Church in Atlanta. Rev. Roy Lee, pastor, and Rev. Jack Bridges of McDonough officiated with burial in Worthville Baptist Church Cemetery. Austin-Dillon of Atlanta was in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Chambers is survived by his wife, Mrs. Grace Thaxton Chambers, formerly of Butts County; a son, Leon Chambers of Marietta; a daughter, Mrs. Judson Monroe of Atlanta; a brother, H. W. Chambers of Lithonia; three sisters, Mrs. Randy White of Atlanta, Mrs. D. W. Swint of Atlanta, Mrs. Elmer Cawthon of Jackson; six grandchildren; five great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Chambers, Talula Lee Willis
Butts County Progress February 6, 1914
Mrs. W. M. Chambers Called to the Beyond.
     After an illness of three weeks, Mrs. W. M. Chambers, aged 50, died at her home in Worthville Sunday afternoon. Death was due to complication of diseases. Mrs. Chambers is survived by her husband, Mr. W. M. Chambers, several sons and daughters, including Mrs. Lewis White, Mrs. Raymond Maddox, Mrs. D. W. Swint. The funeral was held at Worthville Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, Rev. T, H. Vaughn conducting the services. The family have the sympathy of their many friends in their grief.

Chambers, Vallie Mae Parker
Jackson Progress Argus 01 Jul 1976
Final Rites For Mrs. Chambers Held Saturday
     Mrs. Vallie Mae Parker Chambers of 835 Lane Street, Griffin. died Thursday morning, June 24th at the Griffin-Spalding Hospital. She was widow of Mr. Grady Chambers.
     A native of Monticello, she had lived in Griffin most of her life. She was a member of the New Salem Baptist Church.
     Funeral services were conducted Saturday at 11 o'clock from the New Salem Baptist Church with the Rev. Brady Blalock and the Rev. Allen Huckaby officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery with McDonald Chapel in charge of plans.
     Survivors include a Son James Lee Chambers of St. Paul, Minn.; three brothers Robert Parker, and Oscar Parker. both of Griffin; Paul Parker of Jackson;. four grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.

Chambers, William John
Jackson Progress Argus 24 Oct 1957
Rites Friday For Wm. J. Chambers, Former Resident
     Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at the Lakewood Heights Baptist Church for William John Chambers, 68, native Butts countian, who died Wednesday at his residence at 1347 Edgemore Dr., S. E., after an illness of about two years. Burial was in the College Park cemetery.
     Mr. Chambers had lived in Atlanta since 1929. He was a retired employee of' the Home Insurance Company. A member of the Lakewood Heights Baptist Church, he was chairman of the Board of Deacons and had taught the Men's Bible Class for more than 20 years.
     Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Ralph L. Stodghill and Mrs. Richard L. Davis, Atlanta; four sisters, Mrs. D. W. Swint and Mrs. Adelaide Woods, Atlanta; Mrs. Randie White and Mrs. Elmer Cawthon, .of Jackson; two, brothers, Rev. Robert E. Chambers and. Harold W. Chamber, Atlanta; and six grandchildren.

Chambers, William Morgan
  The Jackson Progress-Argus July 18, 1919
Mr. W. M. Chambers Claimed By Death
     The death of Mr. W. M. Chambers, 55 years of age, occurred at his home at Worthville Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock. He had been in failing health for several months and death was due to a complication of diseases.
     Mr. Chambers, who was a well known citizen of the county, and was a member of the Baptist church, was born at Lovejoy, Ga., but had been a resident of Butts county for several years.
     He is survived by his wife, who was a Mrs. Maddox before marriage; four sons, Messrs. John, Raymond, Robert and Harold Chambers; four daughters, Mrs. D. W. Swint, Mrs. R. H. Maddox, Mrs. L. B. White and Miss Bessie Chambers; four brothers.
     Funeral services were held at Worthville Baptist church Thursday morning at 11 o'clock and interment was in the church cemetery.

Chambers, Zelda Marie Couch
Jackson Progress Argus 27 Dec 1956
Service For Mrs. Chambers Held Sunday Afternoon
     Funeral services for Mrs. Charles Preston Chambers, 25, killed Thursday morning by her estranged husband, were held Sunday afternoon at four o'clock at the Jackson Methodist Church with the Rev. Lamar Watkins, pastor, and the Rev. Ralph Shea, former pastor, officiating. Interment was in the Pepperton Cemetery.
     Mrs. Chambers, the former Miss Zelda Marie Couch, was shot and instantly killed Thursday morning at the home of her parents in Butts county in a tragedy that shocked the entire community at the Christmas season.
     Survivors are her husband; one daughter, Katrina Lynn Chambers; one son, Timothy Preston Chambers; parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Couch, all of Jackson; a brother, Howard D. Couch, Atlanta; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Couch, Buckeye, Arizona; grandmother, Mrs. Jennie E. Hooten, Yarnell Arizona; several aunts and uncles.
     Pallbearers were Donald Willard, Warren Evans, Dan Hoard, Elbert Mullis, Willie Avery Cook and Billy Greer.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Chambliss, David, Sr.
Jackson Progress Argus 08 Oct 1986
     David Chambliss Sr. of Route 2. Forsyth, died at the Veterans Hospital in Atlanta.
     The funeral was held Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Maun Gillead Baptist Church in Forsyth with the Rev. W. L. Reynolds officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery
     Mr. Chambliss was a native of Monroe County, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Chambliss.
     Survivors include his wife, Lillian Chambliss; daughter. Eleanor Chambliss of Forsyth; sons, Davis Chambliss Jr. of Flovilla, Willie James Chambliss of Forsyth, and Ronald and Jerome Chambliss, both of Hawaii sister, Kosie Lee Thomas of Macon; brothers, James Chambliss of Atlanta, Jeff and Norman Chambliss. both of Forsyth, and Samson Chambliss of Macon; four grandchildren; several nephews and nieces.
     Trimier - Jackson Funeral Services was in charge of arrangements.

Chambliss, James, Jr.
Butts County Progress May 20, 1910
Flovilla
     Friends of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Chambliss are sympathizing with them in the death of their little son James Jr., which occurred here at the home of his grandmother, Mrs. R. A. Greer.
     Miss Rosa Greer of Baconton, Miss Pearl Maddox of Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. Chambliss of Juliette, have returned to their respective homes after a few days stay in Flovilla, where they were called by the illness and death of little James Chambliss Jr.

Chancellor, Ella Margaret
Jackson Progress Argus 19 May 1993
     Ella Margaret Chancellor, 78, of Lutz,. Fla., died Mon., May 17, at her residence.
     Mrs. Chancellor was born in Jackson and had lived in Florida since 1939.
     She was retired from Tampa General Hospital as an LP nurse for 25 years and was of the Baptist faith.
     Survivors include sons Brian T. Chancellor and Charles D. Chancellor of Lutz; grandchildren David Brian Chancellor, Deborah Ericsson, Steven Paul Chancellor, Diane Adel Chancellor and Jay Carl Chancellor; and great grandchild Shelby Chancellor Ericsson.
     Glass Funeral Home Inc. of Tampa was in charge of arrangements.

Chancellor, Lomax C.
Jackson Progress Argus 19 Jan 1978
Death Claims Mr. Chancellor In Florida
     Mr. Lomax C. Chancellor, 64, passed away in Lutz, Florida on December 26th. He was brother-in-law of Miss Helen Thornton of Jackson.
     Graveside services were conducted at Sunset Memory Gardens, Lutz, Florida, on December 28th at 11 o'clock with the Rev. H. Wyndom Buriss, Christ The King Lutheran Church, officiating. F. T. Blount Funeral Home of Tampa, Florida, was in charge of plans.
     Mr. Chancellor was a native of Andalusia, Alabama and had resided in Tampa since 1939.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Margaret Thornton Chancellor; two sons, Brian T. Chancellor of Lutz, Florida, and Charles D. Chancellor of Riverview, Florida; one brother, Fred N. Chancellor of Thomson, Ga.; five grandchildren.

  
Chapman, Dale Melaugh
Jackson Progress Argus 20 Jul 1994
     Dale Melaugh Chapman of Griffin died Sun., July 17, at the Spalding Regional Hospital in Griffin.
     Funeral services will be held Thurs., July 21, at St. John Lutheran Church in Griffin with Pastor Katherine Pasch officiating. Interment will be in the Forrest City Cemetery in Portlartd, ME.
     Mrs. Chapman was born June 14, 1945 in Portland, ME, daughter of the late William Melaugh and Helen Jordan Melaugh. She was a registered nurse at Spalding Regional Hospital.
     Survivors include husband, Donald H. Chapman of Griffin; daughter, Kristin L. Chapman of Norcross; son, William D. Chapman of Griffin; sister. Lea Peterson of West Bamestable. MA.
     Sherrell, Wilson, Mangham Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Chapman, Etta Belle
Jackson Progress Argus 03 Jun 1981
Chapman Rites Held Saturday
     Funeral services for Mrs. W.C. (Etta Belle) Chapman, 61, of Riverdale were held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock from Carmichael's Chapel with interment in Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
     Mrs. Chapman was a retired assistant bank manager for the Citizens and Southern National Bank. She was a member of Springdale Christian Church in Riverdale and was a member of the board of trustees of Christian City, a retirement community in College Park.
     Survivors include her husband, minister W. C. Chapman; son, minister David A. Chapman of Fayetteville; mother, Mrs. Hattie Cooper Rollinson of Riverdale; sisters, Mrs. Doris Shell of Jackson and Mrs. Robert Shell of Mount Vernon, Ill.

Chapman, Sarah Anne (Sallie) Long
  The Jackson Argus September 24, 1897
In Memory of Mrs., Sallie Chapman.
     It is with feeling of sorrow I offer a few lines, as a last tribute of love, to the memory of my old friend, Mrs. Sarah Ann Chapman, who, after a lingering illness, departed this life at her home in Spalding county, Monday morning, Aug. 30th, age 43 years, leaving a husband and six children.
     She was the last of three daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Long, father, mother, two sisters and one brother having died before; three brothers now living.
In girlhood days she was happily married to Mr. H. H. Chapman, a worthy citizen of Jasper county.
     Living near me for several years, I learned to know and love her as a true friend and good neighbor, sharing each others joys and sorrows, and many times since she went away have I recalled the pleasant visits floral offerings, the dear old familiar scenes of the happy days long gone by, and little thought when last I saw her, that she would soon be laid beneath the sod. But life is short as the days pass by, and I older grow to see loved ones, one by one, passing away, the sadder the years seem to me for "all that is mortal must decay; the fairest rose will wither," and I, too, must die.
     Mrs. Chapman was of such a genial nature it was a pleasure to be with her, while the sunshine was warm in the glory of her heart, beaming with Christian affection; as a mother, positive and firm, kind and gentle.
     Several years ago she professed a hope in Christ was of the Primitive Baptist persuasions, but no church of the kind being neat, joined the Missionary Baptist, living a faithful member up to the time of her death, winning the highest esteem of her family physician and pastor, who, in his funeral discourse, spoke so beautifully of her as being lovely at home, lovely in the church, and lovely everywhere. She had consecrated herself to God while living, and in her last moments, too feeble to speak aloud, in a low, faint whisper, "Jesus, my Jesus" fell from her dying lips, and her spirit soared home to Jesus.
      Neath the wide spreading branches of the waving trees, where songbirds love to linger, mother and babe side by side sweetly sleep, awaiting the coming of Jesus in the bright resurrection morn, while the faded flowers from her grave serve as sweet reminder of the loved one gone before. May God bless the bereaved husband and sanctify this sad dispensation of an All Wise Providence to the good of his soul; and may He, in tender mercy, bless dear Minnie, enabling her to walk in the footsteps of her Angel mother, guiding with wise counsel her younger brothers and sisters, and preserving the sacred joys of a once happy home on earth, with a happy reunion of an unbroken family in Heaven.
"I think of a land, a beautiful land,
Which oft in my dreaming I see;
My loved ones are there in the city of light,
They're waiting and watching for me.
Oh, that beautiful land,
Which oft in my dreaming I see,
My loved ones are there in the city of light,
They're waiting and watching for me.
N. A. G.

Chapman, W. F
  The Jackson Progress-Argus May 18, 1928
Mr. W. F. Chapman Is Summoned By Reaper.
     The death of Mr. W. F. Chapman, aged 68, occurred at his home near Stark Thursday afternoon, May 10, at 6:30 o'clock. He suffered a stroke of paralysis Thursday morning and lingered but a few hours, his death coming as a shock to the family and friends.
     Mr. Chapman was born in Hancock county but had been a resident of Butts for a number of years, He was formerly a dairyman and at the time of his death was engaged in general farming. He was a member of Worthville Baptist church and was a highly esteemed citizen.
     He is survived by his wife and four daughters, Misses Minerva, Helen, Hattie and Mattie Chapman., six sons, Bernard, Eddie, Harold, William, Marshall and Woodrow Chapman, all of Butts county; two brothers, Henry Chapman, of Mayfield, Ga., and John Chapman, of Garfield, Ga.
     Funeral services were held at Worthville Baptist church Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock, Rev. Walker Adams, of Jackson, conducted the services and interment was in the churchyard.

Chapman, W. H. Mr.
  The Jackson Progress-Argus June 9, 1916
Mr. W. H. Chapman Dies While On Visit
     Mr. W. H. Chapman, of Cochran, aged 62, passed away at Indian Springs Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Death resulted from organic heart trouble. Mr. Chapman was a well known citizen of Cochran and is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter. He accompanied a sick friend to Indian Springs several days ago and was apparently well until attacked by a sudden illness.
     The body was shipped Thursday to Cochran for funeral and interment.

Chappell, John Warren
Jackson Progress Argus 25 Apr 1963
John W. Chappell Buried April 24 At Jenkinsburg
     Funeral services for Mr. John Warren Chappell, 71, of Jenkinsburg, were held Wednesday morning at eleven o'clock from the Jenkinsburg Baptist Church with the Rev. Gerald Kersey, pastor, officiating. Interment was in the Jenkinsburg Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Chappell died at a hospital in Milledgeville Monday afternoon. He was a retired Railway Mail Service clerk, retiring in 1952. after 32 years of service. He had lived at Jenkinsburg since December 1957.
     Mr. Chappell was the son of Mr. Curtis Chappell and Mrs. Laura Parker Chappell of Carroll County.
     He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Eva Mae Daniel Chappell. Jenkinsburg; one son, Homer Chappell, Jenkinsburg; one sister, Mrs. Alice Long, Carrollton; one brother, Olin W. Chappell, Mountain Home, Tenn.
     Pallbearers were H. M. Hooten, Marvin Farrar, Frank Childs, W. J. Saunders, J. O. Minter, and T. H. Price.

Chastain Gregory
Jackson Progress Argus 11 Jun 1980
Two Dead In Jackson Lake Accident
     Two Marietta men were killed on Jackson Lake Saturday in a freak boating accident, when they were electrocuted after the mast of their sailboat hit an overhead power line.
     Gregory Chastain, 27, and Jerry Cecil Foushe were sailing in the Alcovy River spur of Jackson Lake, 12 miles from Covington, when the accident occurred at about 3 p.m.
     Chastain's body was recovered immediately, but it was not until 7 p. m. that Fouche's body was discovered after a search party had dragged the lake for more than four hours, authorities from the Newton County sheriff's office reported.
     Witnesses of the incident reported seeing a "ball of fire" travel down the mast of the sailboat once the mast struck the electrical line.
     According to Deputy Charles Roper, the two men were thrown from the boat.
     Spokesperson Bob Rutherford of the Georgia Power Company said that the incident caused an electrical black-out Saturday afternoon and over 1,000 retail customers in this area were without Power for up to 31 minutes.
     The black-out occurred in the majority of Butts County and surrounding areas, affecting Georgia Power customers including Georgia Pacific in Monticello and the Diagnostic Center here.
     
Chastain, J. Mrs.
  Middle Georgia Argus October 9, 1888
     Mrs. Chastain, wife of Mr. James Chastain, died on Thursday after a long illness. Her remains were interred in the city cemetery on Thursday at 3 p.m. Rev. J. T. Kimbell conducted the funeral.

Chastain, Ruth E.
Jackson Progress Argus 08 Feb 1995
     Ruth E. Chastain, 88, of Auburn died Saturday, Feb. 4.
     Funeral services were held Monday, Feb. 6, in Memory Chapel with Rev. Jack Burgess and Rev. Rick Veal offidating. Interment was in Barrow Memorial Gardens.
     Mrs. Chastain was born in Banks County, daughter of the late Linton W. and Josephine W. Eberhardt. She was the widow of Frank L. Chastain DVM, whom she assisted with his practice in Smyrna. She was a graduate of the University of Georgia and was a home economist in Butts County in the early 1930s. She was a member of Bethabra Baptist Church.
     Survivors include son, Linton M. Chastain, DVM, of Smyrna; daughter, Jolyn Chastain Kelly of Greensboro, NC; brother, L. W. Eberhardt of Athens; sisters, Ira E. Foster of Dallas, Jeanette E. Seaton of Hartwell and Golden E. Mason of Tifton; granddaughter, Lynn Ridgeway of Jackson and five other grandchildren; and two great grandchildren.
     Smith Funeral Home of Winder was in charge of arrangements.

Chasteen, Benjamin Franklin
Jackson Progress Argus 01 Dec 1977
Chasteen Funeral Held in Barnesville
     Funeral services for Benjamin Franklin Chasteen, 71, of 911 Thomaston Street, Barnesville, were held Friday afternoon from the Barnesville Baptist Church.
     Mr. Chasteen, a native of Butts County, lived in Barnesville 45 years and was a retired employee of the William Carter Co.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Grace Adams Chasteen, of Barnesville, and a sister, Mrs. John McCloud, of Timmonsville, S.C.

Chasteen, Doyle W., Sr.
Jackson Progress Argus 13 May 1965
Brother of Mrs. Pelt Dies in Atlanta May 10
     Friends of Mrs. W. T. Pelt of Route 4, Jackson, sympathize with her in the death of her brother, Doyle W. Chasteen Sr. of McDonough, which occurred early Monday morning, May 10, in an Atlanta hospital.
     Mr. Chasteen was employed by Southern Railway and was in his accustomed health until last week when he apparently suffered a stroke while painting.
     Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon, May 11, at 4 o'clock from the McDonough Methodist Church with the Rev. John Minter and the Rev. Orion Hunt officiating. Interment was in the McDonough Cemetery with D. T. Carmichael and Son in charge of arrangements.
     Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Mrs. T. J. Shaw of Hapeville; a son, Doyle Chasteen Jr. of Chamblee; sisters, Mrs. W. T. Pelt of Jackson; Mrs. J. W. Bunn of McDonough; Mrs. R. T. Carden, Mrs. E. N. Lewis, both of Griffin; Mrs. H. A. McCarter of Locust Grove; Mrs. C. T. Buffington of Macon; brothers, G. W. Chasteen of Forest Park; T. F. Chasteen of Chauncey; M. C. Chasteen of Griffin; seven grandchildren; nieces and nephews.

Chasteen, George W., Jr.
Jackson Progress Argus 02 May 1979
Chasteen Rites Held Tuesday
     Funeral services for Mr. George W. Chasteen, Jr., 54, of Nashville, Tennessee, were conducted Tuesday morning at eleven o'clock from the chapel of Pope Dixon Funeral Home in Morrow. Burial was in Forest Park.
     Mr. Chasteen died unexpectedly at his residence Saturday after suffering a heart attack.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Iris Webb Chasteen of Nashville, Tenn.; two daughters, Mrs. Allen Mears of Forest Park and Mrs. R. A. Buckalew of Riverdale; his mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Chasteen, Sr. of Forest Park; his mother-in-law, Mrs. Mary Webb of Jackson, and two grandchildren.

Chasteen, Irene
  Butts County Progress-Argus September 29, 1922
Ten Year Old Girl Is Killed By Her Brother.
     At her home two miles of Locust Grove, little Irene Chasteen, age ten years, was shot and killed by her twelve year old brother, accidentally it is reported. The shooting occurred about 6:30 o'clock September 19th.
     Surviving her is her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Chasteen; five brothers and two sisters; also grandfather and mother, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Smith.
     The funeral was conducted by Rev. C. C. Heard from the Locust Grove Baptist church. Interment was in the Locust Grove cemetery with D. T. Carmichael funeral director in charge.
Henry County Weekly.

Chasteen, John Robert
Jackson Progress Argus 08 Aug 1963
John R. Chasteen Passed in Griffin
     Mr. John Robert Chasteen of 204 Park Avenue, Griffin, brother of Mrs. Troy Pelt of Jackson, died Thursday afternoon at the Griffin-Spalding County Hospital.
     Mr. Chasteen was born in Locust Grove and had made his home in Griffin for 32 years. He was employed at Crompton-Highland Mill and was a member of the Highland Baptist Church.
     Funeral services were conducted Saturday morning from the Highland Baptist Church with interment in Highland Cemetery.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Ethel Stubbs Chasteen; a daughter, Mrs. Linda Mullins; a son, Gary Chasteen, all of Griffin; six sisters; Mrs. Lucile Carden and Mrs. Lois Lewis, both of Griffin; Mrs. Marjorie Buffington of Macon; Mrs. Estell McCarter of Locust Grove; Mrs. Troy Pelt of Jackson and Mrs. Sara Bunn 0f McDonough; four brothers, Melvin Chasteen of Griffin; Troy Chasteen of Chauncey; George Chasteen of Forest Park, and Doyle Chasteen of McDonough; one grandson.

Chasteen, Lola Belle Cowan
Jackson Progress Argus 15 Aug 1957
Death Claims Mrs. S. A. Chasteen on Visit To County
     Funeral services for Mrs. Lola Belle Cowan Chasteen, 76, of Macon, who died suddenly Saturday night while visiting her daughter, Mrs. W. T. Pelt, near Jackson, were held at the Highland Methodist Church in Griffin Monday afternoon at two o'clock with the Rev. R. S. Britt officiating. Interment was in the County Line cemetery in Butts county.
     A native of Henry county, Mrs. Chasteen had lived the past five years with a daughter in Macon. She was the daughter of William Cowan and Mrs. Sara Frances Evans Cowan. She was the widow of the late Samuel A. Chasteen.
     Survivors include six daughters, Mrs. W. T. Pelt, Jackson; Mrs. J. W. Bunn, McDonough; Mrs. H. A. Carter, Locust Grove; Mrs. Roy T. Carden, and Mrs. E. N. Lewis, both of Griffin; Mrs. C. T. Buffington, Macon; five sons, G. W. Chasteen, Forest Park; D. W. Chasteen, Ellenwood; T. F. Chasteen, Chauncey; J. R. Chasteen ,and M. C. Chasteen, both of Griffin; three sisters; Mrs. E. V. Fenn, Griffin; Mrs. H. H. Turner, College Park; Mrs. W. W. Hooten, Jenkinsburg; one brother, H. F. Cowan, Uvalda; 37 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren.
     The grandsons served as pallbearers.

Chasteen, Nancy J Thurston
  The Butts County Progress August 11, 1911
Mrs. Chasteen Passed Away Last Sunday Night
     Mrs. Nannie Chasteen died Sunday night at her home in West Butts, after a three week illness of paralysis. The funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at Bersheba by Rev. Mr. Drewry, of Griffin. Interment was in the Bersheba cemetery. Mrs. Chasteen is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Etta Harrison and four sons, Jim, Sam, Jess and Bill Chasteen, all of Locust Grove and three brothers Mr. Henry Thurston, of this city and Messrs. Sam and Tom Thurston of Jenkinsburg.

Chastine, Infant
  Middle Georgia Argus June 15, 1886
     A little child of Mrs. Chastine was buried in the cemetery here on Sunday. The funeral was preached by Rev. T. C. Boykin at the Baptist church at 3 o'clock p.m.

Cheatham, John M.
Jackson Progress Argus 16 May 1985
     John M. Cheatham, 71, of Griffin retired chairman of Griffin based Dundee Mills Inc., died Sunday at Crawford Long Sunday Hospital in Atlanta.
     Mr. Cheatham, retired in 1982 as board chairman of Dundee Mills which had 2,500 employees at plants in Griffin and four other Georgia cities. He was former vice chairman of the Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
     Survivors include his wife Elizabeth Mathis Cheatham of Griffin; sons Jackson Cheatham of Griffin and, John M. Cheatham Jr. and Harvey M, Cheatham both of Atlanta; daughter, Elizabeth Cheatham of Griffin; brother, John H. Cheatham both of Griffin; sister, Virginia Newton of Griffin; and two grandchildren.
     The funeral was held Tuesday at 4 p.m. at the Griffin First Baptist Church with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Cheek, Arnold Stanton, Rev.
Jackson Progress Argus 06 Jan 1982
Monday Rites For Rev. Cheek
     Funeral services for Rev. Arnold Stanton Cheek, 69, of 410 Cambridge St., Abbeville, S. C., formerly of Jackson, were held Monday morning at 11 o'clock from the chapel of Harris Funeral Home of Abbeville. The Rev. J. D. Taylor and Rev. B. G. Miller officiated and interment was in the Social Circle, Ga. city cemetery.
     Rev. Cheek died Saturday night in the Anderson, S. C. Memorial Hospital after a
brief illness.
     A native of Walton County, he was employed by Pepperton Cotton Mills for many years before moving to South Carolina. He was a retired textile employee and was supply minister for the Congregational Holiness Church of which he was a member.
     Survivors include three brothers, Marion Cheek of Belton, S. C., A. C. Cheek of Crawford, Ga. and Joe Cheek of Abbeville, S. C.; seven Sisters, Mrs. Harold Wilson, Mrs. Gordon Smith Mrs. Charles Pressley, and Mrs. Jimmy Lee Ellis, all of Abbeville, S. C., Mrs. Tharshley Bowie of McCormick, S. C., Mrs. Earl Ross of Columbia, S. C. and Mrs. Robert Grant of Clemson, S. C.
     Also surviving are three aunts in Butts County, Mrs. Lillie Myron Crane, Mrs. Alice Williamson and Mrs. Clyde Norris along with several cousins.

Cheshire, R. K., Mrs.
Jackson Progress Argus 29 Dec 1938
Five Accidents in Rapid Succession Swell Death Total to Two; Condition of Injured Woman Critical
     Butts county numbered its Christmas death fatalities at two which saw the record total of five, automobile accidents chalked up within 38 hours.
     The two deaths here were Mrs. R. K. Cheshire elderly Savannahian, and Ellis Head, negro resident of Butts county.
     Mrs. Cheshire was critically injured in a head-on auto crash Monday on Route 42, four miles south of Jackson, about 3:30 o'clock, and died late that night in an Atlanta hospital.
     Ellis Head was instantly killed Saturday night when he was struck by an automobile driven by J. T. Harris, Jenkinsburg, as he walked along highway number 42 between Jenkinsburg and Jackson.
     Injured in the same crash as Mrs. Cheshire was her husband, R. K. Cheshire, of Savannah; Mrs. Walter Mingladorff, of Savannah, daughter of the Cheshires; and Mrs. Frances Greiner and her daughter, Marjoria, of Atlanta.
     Sheriff G. T. Thurston, of Butts, county, investigating the accident reported the Cheshire machine was struck by a car driven by Slim Ross, of Jackson. The sheriff said that Ross, driving south, was attempting to pass another vehicle when his car crashed head-on into the Cheshire car.
     Mrs. Cheshire and Mrs. Mingledorff, most seriously injured of the, party; were rushed to an Atlanta hospital. Mrs. Cheshire died of her injuries late Monday night and Mrs. Mingledolff is reported to have received a fractured pelvis. Mrs. Greiner and her daughter apparently were not severely injured. Mr. Cheshire was taken to a private infirmary in Macon, and the extend of his injuries are not known at this time.
     The party from Savannah was en route to Atlanta to visit friends, over the holiday period.
     Ross suffered cuts about the legs and head and received a badly cut tongue.
     Head's death was held unavoidable as it is reported he stepped directly in the path of Harris' car. Harris was passing an oil truck when Head fell or staggered in front of the car. The tragedy happened directly in front of Mr. Walter Moore's residence on the Jackson-Atlanta highway, Route 42.
     The three other accidents can be listed in the minor category. Two cars crashed on what is commonly termed the "Smith curve" Saturday night about 400 yards from the center of the business section. None of the occupants were seriously injured.
     Numerous accidents have occurred at the same spot with the first fatal one on Thanksgiving day when Jack Hobbs, of Tifton, was killed instantly when two trucks collided.
     Two cars ran together at the intersection of Routes 42 and 16 at the Standard and Texaco Service stations Saturday night but neither the passengers nor the cars were badly damaged.
     One car ran off an embankment on the recently completed Jackson-Monticello highway about a mile east of Jackson Saturday night, the driver fortunately escaping serious injury but the front of the car was demolished.

Chestney, Brown Ruffin
Jackson Progress-Argus, July 11, 1946. Ruffin Chestney, Power Head, Died Friday in Macon.
     Friends here were sorry to know of the death of Brown Ruffin Chestney, vice president and manager of the Macon division of the Georgia Power Company, which occurred at his home in Macon Friday night after a long illness.
     Funeral services were held in Macon Sunday afternoon.
     When the power plant was built at Lloyd Shoals Mr. Chestney spent considerable time in Butts county and was known to many of the people here. He was a lifelong resident of Macon.
     He is survived by his wife. An only son was killed in action in the Pacific.

Chesnut, Ray Mrs.
Jackson Progress Argus 15 May 1969
Mrs. Chesnut Buried In Newton Co.
     Ray Chesnut of Henry County, the former Miss Janie Hooten, died May 6th.
     Funeral services were conducted at Ward's Funeral Chapel in DeKalb County. Burial was in Hopewell Associated Reformed Presbyterian Church in Newton County.
     Mrs. Chesnut is survived by her husband, Ray Chesnut of Pine Lake; two daughters, Mrs. Charles MacNeal of Decatur and Mrs. Sam Tinkler of Fort Lauderdale, F'la.: a son, Ray Chesnut of Augusta; three sisters, Mrs. Frances Townley of Atlanta, Mrs. Leslie Williams of Rock Hill, S. C., and Mrs. Aldine Carmichael of Jackson; a brother, Eros Hooten of Atlanta; several grandchildren.

Chestnutt, Owen Lee
Jackson Progress-Argus 16 Oct 1941
Dr. O. L. Chestnutt Passes in Atlanta
     The death of Dr. Owen Lee Chestnutt, 84 years of ago, former resident of Jackson, occurred at a private sanitarium in Atlanta October 9.
     Funeral services were conducted Friday morning at Peachtree Chapel, with the Rev. Luther R. Bridget officiating. Burial was in Greenwood cemetery.
     Dr. Chestnutt was a native of Tifton. He came to Jackson a few years preceding the World War and was active in the practice of dentistry. During the war he served as a lieutenant in the Dental Corps, and at the close of the war returned to Jackson and practiced here for several years. Later he removed to Atlanta and was widely known in the professional life of that city.
     Dr. Chestnutt married Miss Mary Carmichael, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Carmichael of Jackson. While a resident of Jackson he was active in religious affairs, being a prominent Methodist layman.
     He is survived by his wife and a brother, A. M. Chestnutt, and a sister, Mrs. Paul Wingate.

Cheves, Arthur
Jackson Progress Argus 29 Jan 1992
     Mr. Arthur Cheves, 84, of Westbury Medical Care Home in Jackson died Thursday, Jan. 23.
     A memorial service was held Saturday, Jan. 25, in the Chapel of A. S. Turner and Sons in Decatur, with the Rev. Harold Zawald officiating.
     Mr. Cheves was born in Montezuma. He was a retired postal worker, and was employed at the regional post office in Atlanta. Mr. Cheves was a member of Druid Hills Baptist Church in Atlanta, and the Joseph C. Greenfield Lodge in Atlanta were he was a past Master.
     Survivors include his son, Mien Cheves of Jackson; grandchildren, Dr. Laura Lee Cheves, Nancy Ann Cheves Hammack, and Adam Cheves of Jackson; great-grandchildren, Timothy Alan Hammack Jr. and Erica Ann Hammack of Jackson.
     A. S. Turner and Sons was in charge of arrangements.

Chick, Mozelle Griffeth
Jackson Progress Argus 07 Sep 1994
     Mozelle Griffeth Chick of Athens died Sun., Aug. 28.
     Funeral services were held Thurs., Sept. 1, in Bernstein's Chapel in Athens with Dr. Garnett Wilder and Rev. Wesley Stephens officiating. Interment was in Evergreen Memorial Park.
     Mrs. Chick was a retired employee of the University of Georgia Extension Service, where for many years she was executive secretary to the director.
     Survivors include son, Hoyt N. Chick Jr.; sisters, Martha G. Jones of Jackson, Irene G. Brooks of Athens, Hallie G. Crawford of Charlotte, NC and Frances G. Holmes of New Orleans, LA; brother, Woodrow W. Griffeth of Athens; five grandchildren; several nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews.
     Berstein Funeral Home of Athens was in charge of arrangements.

Childers, Rickey
Jackson Progress Argus 11 Apr 1963
Two Drown In Fishing Mishap At Jackson Lake
     Jackson Lake claimed its first 1963 drowning victims late Monday afternoon when an 8-year-old boy fell from a fishing pier and his uncle died in a futile rescue attempt. The tragedy occurred in the Newton County sector of the sprawling reservoir.
     Rodney Floyd, Chief of the Covington Rescue Unit, identified the victims as Rickey Childers, 8, son of Mr. and Mrs. Luddy Childers, and his uncle, James Smith, about 36, all of Porterdale.
     Floyd said the boy, his uncle, and his grandfather had gone fishing on a portion of Jackson Lake about 12 miles south of Covington.
     While fishing from the dock the boy lost his footing and plunged into the water. Smith jumped in to rescue the youth and had him in tow and headed for the shore when both disappeared, Rodney said.
     The bodies were recovered in about 20 minutes.

Childres, Rebecca
Jackson Progress Argus 10 Aug 1978
Mrs. Sosebee, Her Mother, Found Dead
     Friends of Judge Emeritus Hugh D. Sosebee, of the Flint judicial Circuit, sympathize with him in the death of his wife and mother-in-law on August 1st at a farm home near Butler, Georgia.
     Authorities are awaiting State Crime Lab results to determine exactly how the women met death but the bodies of Mrs. Sosebee and her mother, Mrs. Rebecca Childres, were discovered Tuesday afternoon, the victims of shotgun blasts to the neck.
     Judge Sosebee and his son, Hugh D. Sosebee, Jr., arrived at Mrs. Childres' home about 2 o'clock from their home in Forsyth to cut the grass and help with chores around the house. It is now believed that the two women had been dead about three hours when their bodies were discovered.
     Mrs. Childres, a leader in the social and religious life of Taylor County, lost her husband of 50 years in February and had been in a period of declining health since. Her daughter, Mary, the wife of Judge Sosebee of Forsyth, had been spending some time with her, helping her to make the adjustment occasioned by her husband's death.
     The bodies of the two Women were found in a bedroom, Sprawled on the bed, with a 20-gauge shotgun at the feet of Mrs. Sosebee. The house was secured and there was no evidence of entry or of any items being stolen from the house.

Childress, Coleman G.
          Jackson Progress-Argus, August 21, 1952
C. G. Childress, Atlanta, Stricken on Lake Front
     Coleman G. Childress, 1986 Hallman street, N. E., Atlanta, stricken with a heart attack while visiting friends on Jackson Lake, died Tuesday afternoon en route to the office of a Jackson physician. The body was taken to Peacock & Ball Funeral Home and removed to Atlanta for funeral services and interment.
Childress, Lucille Margaret Bost
Jackson Progress Argus 07 Apr 1993
     Lucille Margaret Bost Childress, 85, of Jackson died Fri., April 2, a t Sylvan Grove Hospital.
     Funeral services were held Sun., April 4, in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home in Jackson with Rev. Ken Smith, pastor of Plainview Baptist Church, officiating. Interment was in the Carolina Memorial Park in Concord, N. C.
     Mrs. Childress was born in Cabarrus County, N. C , daughter of the late D. G. and Rosa Lee Myers Bost.
     She was the widow of Howard J. Childress. They operated a Cannon Towel Outlet Store in Conover, N. C. prior to his death.
     Mrs. Childress had resided with her daughter and son-in-law since 1975 and attended the Plainview Baptist Church in Spalding County. She was a member of the Griffin Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
     Survivors include daughter and son-in-law Betty and Earnest Dowdy of Jackson; son and daughter-in-law Wilbur and Mary Clarke of Fruitland Park, Fla.; 11 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren; sisters-in-law Ruth Wallace and Shirley Adams, both of Gastonia, N. C , and Gleamer Bost of Concord, N. C ; and several nieces and nephews.
     Haisten Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Childs, Amanda Jane Hill
  The Jackson Argus October 8, 1897
Obituary.
     On the morning of the 15th of September last, near Wynn's Mill, Henry county, Ga., about 4 o'clock, Mrs. Amanda J. Childs, an aged and honored citizen, breathed her last cause heart failure.
     She was born Sept. 7, 1818, and was united with Mr. John Childs in 1831. They had eleven children, 4 boys and 7 girls. Her husband died during the war, leaving a heavy indebtedness for slaves purchased from his father's estate, and some three thousand dollars of his brother, for whom he was acting as trustee, with the ravages and disadvantages of the cruel war; negroes freed, stock all taken away by the enemy and eyesight gone from a severe attack of neuralgia she was left in a sad and grievous condition. But being a woman of pluck and energy, she and her little children liquidated all of this indebtedness, And at her death, was doing well so far as this worlds goods were concerned, and had been for years.
     She was a wonderful, wonderful woman of her day and time; was of very limited education, having had no educational facilities in her young days. While she did not ignore education, yet, she believed strongly in plenty of "hog and hominy." She was a splendid financier, and a natural mathematician could tell the price of a bale of cotton by her head, with its fractional parts, about as correctly and quickly as those with educational advantages.
     She was blind for more than 30 years, and yet could go alone into any room of her dwelling, and into the yard, or to the lot, with perfect ease and safety.
     But a few years ago while walking in another room, she accidentally fell and injured one of her hips, and was never able to walk any more. She had a large arm chair with rollers, by which she was go to the table and to her bed, by pushing the chair and hopping along.
     Being connected with the family, I visited her often, and conversed with her a great deal, and though she was not permitted to behold the beauties of nature, or look upon the faces of her children she so fondly loved, or her cherished friends that visited her, though she was not permitted to go to her own church which was not one mile away, to hear the gospel of her blessed Savior preached, whom she loved and trusted, and to mix and mingle with her friends in the unalloyed of sweet communion and service; yet I never heard her utter a word of complaint, and she seemed to be perfectly resigned to her fate in the Providential dealings of her Lord, which characterized a true Christian believer.
     She had quite a number of grandchildren, but was deprived of the pleasure of seeing even one of them. Yet, strange to say, she knew each one perfectly by their voices. It was very rare she had to ask which one it was that spoke to her when they visited her. She was a woman of strong, bright mind, and was very conscious almost to the very last. A short while before she expired, she asked the doctor if she was not dying.
     Strange to say, her daughter, Mrs. Strickland, who died January 16th, last, said just before she expired, "I'll soon be gone, and Ma will be the next." And it was true. She did not live quite 8 months.
     She was a staunch Baptist, and believed the Baptist cause was right; yet, she had respect and love for other denominations.
     Her children are all bright and intellectual, and inherited her energy which gives them that pluck and push that makes life a success. All her children are members of the Baptist church, except the younger two boys. She prayed for them earnestly while living.
     Imagine her seated in her large rocking chair, or lying on her lonely bed in double darkness blindness, and in the darkness of the night with no slumber for her sightless eyes, her heart yearning for those boys, supplicating a throne of mercy for safety and salvation.
     I hope God will yet answer her prayers, and that those boys' hearts may be softened into submission, and happily converted, and be permitted to join that saintly mother and others gone before, in the spirit world, where a reunion will be inseparable and everlasting.
B. B. Strickland.

Childs, Annie Lou
  The Jackson Argus November 14, 1902
     Annie Lou Childs died in Jenkinsburg, Tuesday, in the twelfth year of her age, of an abscess in the head. Dr. Crawford, of Atlanta, performed an operation a few days before and let out the puss, but the relief by the operation obtained was only temporary and death came to her relief Tuesday. She was an orphan, and lived with her sister, Mrs. Ed Merritt, at whose house she died. She was a bright, sweet little girl, and will be greatly missed. The Argus extends sympathy to her bereaved relatives and friends.
  
Childs, Corine J Thurston
  The Jackson Progress-Argus July 6, 1923
Mrs. L. B. Childs Yields To Death.
     Following a three weeks illness of Typhoid fever, with complications of Bright's disease, Mrs. L. B. Childs, 36 years of age, passed away at her home near Jenkinsburg Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Four of Mrs. Childs' children who have been ill with typhoid fever are reported to be improving. Friends of the family sympathize with them deeply in their sorrow.
     Mrs. Childs was held in high esteem by countless friends. She was an estimable Christian character and devoted to her family and friends. She was a member of the County Line church. Before her marriage Mrs. Childs was Miss Corinne Thurston.
     The surviving relatives are her husband; six children, Felton, Lillian, Arthur, Lucile, J. B., and Robert Childs; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Thurston; three sisters, Mrs. Elsie Huddleston, Carmen, Okla., Misses Alma and Nellie Thurston.
     The funeral was held at Jenkinsburg Baptist church Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, a large concourse of friends and relatives gathering for a final tribute. Interment was in the church cemetery.

Childs, Eddie Lee "Bro"
Jackson Progress Argus 14 Jul 1993
     Eddie Lee "Bro" Childs of Jackson died Tues., July 6.
     Funeral services were held Sun., July 11, at Friendship AME Church with Rev. M. Ephraim Sr. officiating. Interment was in the Friendship cemetery.
     Mr. Childs was born May 28, 1945 in Butts County, son of Johnnie and Reva Childs. He was a member of Friendship AME Church and served on the trustee and usher board.
     Survivors include wife Carrie Childs; daughters Angcsla Childs and Sharon Bank, both of Jackson; sons Donover Childs of Jackson and Senica Allen of Norfolk, Vir; sister Winnie Mae Jenkins of Flovilla; mother-in-law Cindy Moore of Monticello; two aunts; six sisters-in-law; nine brothers-in-law; one grandson; several nieces, nephews and other relatives.
     Trimier Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Childs, Effie Pauline Joyner
Jackson Progress-Argus Sep 7, 1939
Three Butts County Residents Killed Wednesday Night When Passenger Train Strikes Car at Jenkinsburg Crossing
Three Women Killed Instantly and One Other Critically Hurt. Worst Accident in Butts County.
     Three Butts county residents were killed and two others critically injured early Wednesday evening when their car was struck and demolished by a northbound Southern passenger train at a grade crossing in the center of Jenkinsburg.
     The dead, all employees of the Pomona Product Company's pimiento packing plant in Jackson, are:
     Mrs. Marcus Childs, 85, Jenkinsburg.
     Miss Martha Henley, 18, Jenkinsburg.
     Miss Mary Ruth Wells, 19, Jenkinsburg:
     The injured, who were rushed to Emory University hospital, Atlanta, are Elwood Wells, reported to be the driver of the car, and Miss Carolyn Wells, both of Jenkinsburg. Early Thursday morning Miss Wells' condition was reported critical by hospital attaches, but encouraging news was heard on Elwood Wells' condition.
     The party was returning to Jenkinsburg from Jackson after completing a day's work at the pepper packing plant in Jackson. Eye witnesses said the car was apparently driven onto the tracks directly before the oncoming train, making one think that they failed to see the locomotive. The impact strewed wreckage along side the tracks for about 50 feet. The bodies of two of the victims were hurled 20 yards into a road which runs parallel to the railroad. The car, a sedan, was totally demolished. The three women were killed instantly.
     Two of the bodies, those of Mrs. Childs and Miss Henley, were removed to a McDonough funeral home, while that of Miss Wells was brought to Jackson in an ambulance of Thornton Funeral Homes.
     The train, which was not scheduled to stop in Jenkinsburg, was delayed several hours.
     Miss Henley is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt Henley; seven brothers, Gilbert, Jesse, Phil, Cliff, Jack, Charles, and Emmett; two sisters, Mrs. May Smith and Annie Lou Henley.
     Mrs. Childs is survived by her husband, Mr. M. W. Childs and six children, Wilton, Miriam, Catherine, Billy, Betty Jane and Sara Martha Childs. She is also survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Joiner, of Henry county, and one sister, Mrs. Roger Bankston, of Jenkinsburg.
     Miss Wells is survived by her mother, Mrs. Willie Wells and six brothers and sisters among whom were two injured in the accident' They are Willie, Paul, Ruby, Jewel, Mamie Kate, Elwood and Carolyn Wells.
     Funeral arrangements have not been completed at this time.
     
Childs, Emma Lou
Jackson Progress-Argus, July 31, 1947.
Rites Monday at Jenkinsburg for Miss E. L. Childs.
     Burial service for Miss Emma Lou Childs, former Butts county resident and former teacher in the Jackson schools, who died in her home in Atlanta Saturday, was in the Jenkinsburg cemetery Monday. Funeral services were held at 10 o'clock at Spring Hill with Rev. Gordon Brooks officiating.
     The pallbearers were P. H. Weaver, Taft Sutton, Lewis Lane, Al DeRose, Allen Harris, Lymie Mauldin.
     Miss Childs' death followed a long period of ill health but the last illness was of short duration.
     Born and reared in Butts county, daughter of the late Mr. John B. Childs, president of the Butts county Board of Education and in whose honor the Jenkinsburg Consolidated School was named, and Mrs. Ollie Asbury Childs, she was educated in the schools of the county and the State Teachers College in Athens. Following graduation she taught successfully for several years. After the family moved to Atlanta Miss Childs became affiliated with the Home Owners Loan Corporation and continued that connection until her sudden passing Saturday.
     In addition to her mother, Miss Childs is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Victor Wilson, Atlanta, and Mrs. T. A. Markson, Washington City; three brothers, James G. Childs, Brookhaven; M. W. Childs, Duluth; and John A. Childs, Atlanta; several nieces and nephews.

Childs, Felton
Jackson Progress Argus 07 Nov 1968
Felton Childs as Buried In Atlanta
     Mr. Felton Childs, of 2948 Cascade Road, S. W., Atlanta, a native of Jenkinsburg, died Tuesday, October 22.
     He was the son of Mr. Doc Childs and Mrs. Corrine Thurston Childs and was employed by Grady Hospital in Atlanta. Death is said to have resulted from double pneumonia.
     Funeral services were held Friday morning, October 25th, at the chapel of Howard L. Carmichael and Son Funeral Home with the Rev. Ronald Henson officiating. Interment was in Greenwood Cemetery.
     Mr. Childs is survived by his wife; one daughter, Miss Barbara Childs; two sons, Pfc. Gary F. Childs and Danny L. Childs; two sisters, Mrs. Lillian DeRose and Mrs. Lucile Williams; two brothers, Robert Childs and J. B. Childs; two grandchildren.

Childs, Frank Woodfin
Jenkinsburg Botanist Is Buried Friday
Jackson Progress Argus 10 Nov 1977
     Funeral services for Frank Woodfin Childs, 78, of Jenkinsburg, were held Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock from the Jenkinsburg Baptist Church with the Rev. Harry Shepherd, officiating. Interment was in the Jenkinsburg Cemetery under the direction of Sherrell Funeral Home.
     Mr. Childs died Thursday morning at 6:00 a.m. of an apparent heart attack.
As a botanist, he was famed for his development of several new species of both iris and hemerocallis and his gardens in Jenkinsburg were a continual riot of color.
     He shared his knowledge of and love for flowers generously with those interested and his services as a speaker at garden club meetings were in great demand throughout the state.
     Born December 31, 1898 in Jenkinsburg, he was the son of the late J. W. Childs and the late Miranda Gilmore Childs. He was a member of and a deacon in the Jenkinsburg Baptist Church.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Peggy Jolly Childs; sister, Miss Mildred Childs, of Jenkinsburg; several nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers were Harry Ridgeway, Clay Saunders, D. T. Ford, Huey Hooten, Billy Childs and Tom Sims.

Childs, G. B. Mrs.
  The Jackson Argus May 17, 1901
     Mrs. G. B. Childs died Thursday morning at her home near Locust Grove. Mrs. Childs had been in bad health for a long time, and her death was not unexpected. She was a consistent and devout member of the Hardshell Baptist church. The funeral service occurred at Bersheba this morning, where she was laid to rest. The Argus extends its sympathy to the bereaved ones.

Childs, Gracie Lee Sparks
Jackson Progress Argus 09 Jun 1993
     Gracie Lee Sparks Childs, of Jackson, died Tues., June 1, at Westbury Medical Care Home.
     Funeral services were held Sat, June 5, at Friendship A.M.E. Church, with Rev. A. F. Eusery officiating. Interment was in Friendship Cemetery.
     Mrs. Childs was born May 7, 1927 in Jasper County, daughter of the late Prince and Katie Sparks. She was a member of Friendship A.M.E. Church.
     Trimier Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Childs, Howard Conwell
Jackson Progress Argus 29 Jul 1965
Howard Childs, Retired Banker, Died Tuesday
     Mr. Howard C. Childs, 80, of Locust Grove, widely known retired banking executive, died Tuesday morning at his home following a period of declining health extending from the past fall when he was hospitalized for five weeks from a heart attack.
     Mr. Childs was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John William Childs and was associated with the banking profession most of his adult life, being affiliated with the Farmers Bank of Jenkinsburg before that bank was moved to Locust Grove, and with the Locust Grove bank until his retirement a few years ago.
     Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the Locust Grove Methodist Church, of which he was a member, with the Rev. Nat H. Long and the Rev. Jack Bridges officiating. Interment was in the Jenkinsburg Cemetery. D. T. Carmichael & Son were in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Childs is survived by his wife, Mrs. Serena Swan Childs; sons, John W. Childs, Forest Park; William C. Childs, McDonough; sister, Mrs. Al Holmes, Atlanta; Mrs. Ethel C. Brown, Coconut Grove, Fla.; Miss Mildred Childs, Baltimore, Md.; brother, Frank W. Childs, Jenkinsburg; and three grandchildren.

Childs, Infant
  Middle Georgia Argus July 19, 1887
     An infant child of Mr. J. E. Childs about six weeks of age. It like the morning glory, wilted in the evening to earth, but was transplanted to perfection on a happier shore.

Childs, Infant
  Middle Georgia Argus May 12, 1881
Died.
     It is with a heavy heart, that the pen stroke, has to announce that another home, that of Mr. Ed. Childs, is crushed beneath a weight of grief.
     As we neared the house of our friend on last Friday, the low sobs of parents and friends, told that the hopes of future years had been wrecked.
     All is explained in three words, "baby is dead!" A dainty form still and cold, eyes that yesterday were bright as skies of June, dropped to night beneath white lids that no voice can ever raise again.
     Too soft hands whose rose leaf fingers were wont to wander loving around mother's neck and face, folded quietly across an innocent breast.
     Soft lips accustomed to rippling laughter, sweetly as woodlands brook falls, gay as trill of forest bird, to night unresponsive to kiss or call of love.
     Little "Sheppie" too pure for earth has been called away the patter of his little feet forever gushed.
     Little garments that had been neatly folded away for his comfort are turned about by one with _____ aching heart, to prepare the sweet form for the place where the tiny mound is to be made.
"He rests in God." Tis all we read,
The mould'ring stone reveals no more.
"In God." Or other worlds words what need?
These span the broad eternal shore.
Sleep on sleep on, thou pulseless heart,
Where jasmine stars drop golden rain,
From every troubled thought apart.
Forgotten, every earthly pain.
Sleep on, thy long repose is sweet,
Tender and cool the grassy sod.
O, traveler, stay thy hurrying feet,
Step softly here he rests in God.

Childs, J. E. Mr.
  Middle Georgia Argus December 16, 1890
A good man passes away
     It is with sincere regrets that we ____ the announcement of the death of Mr. J. E. Childs of Jenkinsburg on last Tuesday night. He had been suffering for several months with _____ and no medicine would give him any relief. He was a strict member of the Baptist church, a first ___ alliance man and a good farmer. He will be sorely missed in the circle of his usefulness.

Childs, J. E. Mrs.
  The Jackson Argus May 12, 1899
Mrs. Childs Dies.
     The Argus learns that Mrs. J. E. Childs of Jenkinsburg died last Thursday.
Mrs. Childs was a very popular woman, true and noble in every ____ of life. To the sorrowing ones we tender sympathy.

Childs, J. G., Mrs.
Jackson Progress Argus 07 Sep 1967
Ms. J. G. Childs Died Saturday At Irwinville
     Mrs. J. G. Childs, of Irwinville, the former Miss Indilu Lambert of Jackson, died at her home in Irwinville Saturday.
     Funeral services for Mrs. Childs were conducted Monday at the Irwinville Methodist Church with burial at the Decatur, Ga., City Cemetery.
     Survivors include her husband, J. G. Childs; one daughter, Mrs. Bill Cagle, Canton; mother, Mrs. Claude Lambert, Decatur; and a brother, Sam F. Lambert, Decatur.

Childs, John B.
Jackson Progress Argus 21 May 1970
J. B. Childs Buried Monday In Smyrna
     Mr. J. B. Childs, a native of Butts County, died in the Veteran Hospital in Atlanta Saturday morning. May 16th. He had been in ill health for quite some time.
     He was the son of the late Mr. Dock Childs and Mrs. Corine Thurston Childs both natives of Butts County. Mr. Childs had been a barber for a long number of years in Smyrna where he made his home.
     Funeral services were conducted at 11 o'clock Monday, May 18th from Castellaws Concord Chapel with Rev, C, L. Roach officiating. Interment was in Georgia Memorial Park Cemetery with Castellaws Funeral Home of Smyrna in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Childs is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Childs; a daughter, Miss Nancy Childs; two sons, Barron Childs and David Childs, all of Smyrna; two sisters, Mrs. A. L. DeRose of Atlanta, Mrs. Henry Williams of Lancaster, S. C.; a brother, Robert Childs of Atlanta; several nieces and nephews.

Childs, John B. Gordon
Jackson Progress Argus Mar 13 1931
 Mr. John B. Childs Is Called by Death
     Following an illness dating1 from Christmas and a serious condition of several days, Mr. John B. Childs, aged 60, one of Butts county's most prominent citizens, passed away at his home at Jenkinsburg Wednesday night at 8:30. While not unexpected, his death brings sincere regret to a host of friends throughout this section.
     Mr. Childs, who was vice president of the Butts County Board of Education, chairman of the Finance committee and chairman of the Bus committee, had long been a prominent figure in the educational affairs of the county. He had served for some twenty years as a member of the board and was keenly interested in all matters pertaining to education, having at all times the courage of his convictions to stand for the interests of the children of Butts county. The educational interests of the county have lost a valuable friend in the death of Mr. Childs.
     Connected with an old and prominent family of this section, Mr. Childs was highly esteemed for his upright character and his interest in all measures for the upbuilding of his county and section. He was a member of the Jenkinsburg Baptist church and the Jenkinsburg lodge of Masons. Mr. Childs was a singer of note and a familiar figure at all singing conventions.
     He is survived by his wife, who before marriage was Miss Sarah Ollie Asbury; six children, Prof. James G. Childs, Marquis Childs. Misses Mae, Emmalou, Agnes and, Johnnie Childs; three brothers, C. J. Childs, of Smarrs; J. T. Childs, of Atlanta and L. B. Childs, of McDonough.
     Funeral services will be held from the Jenkinsburg Baptist church Friday morning at 11 o'clock, eastern time, with Rev. G. L. Brooks officiating. Interment will be In the Jenkinsburg cemetery.

Childs, John William, Hon.
  The Butts County Progress June 13, 1913
Hon. J. W. Childs Dies Very Suddenly.
     Stricken suddenly with apoplexy Tuesday afternoon, Hon. J. W. Childs, mayor of Jenkinsburg, jury commissioner and a leading citizen of the county, died Wednesday night at 10 o'clock without ever regaining consciousness. His death came as a keen shock to hundreds of friends in all parts of the county.
     Mr. Childs, who was about 55 years of age, formerly resided in Jackson where he was in business. He was a prominent merchant in Jenkinsburg at the time of his death and was intimately associated with business life of the town which he served as mayor for several years. He was a Mason and the members of the fraternity assisted in the funeral services Thursday afternoon.
     Surviving Mr. Childs are his wife; three sons, Mr. H. C. Childs, cashier of the Farmers Bank of Jenkinsburg, Zelma and Frank Childs; four daughters, Mrs. Charles E. Moore, of Atlanta, Mrs. Brown, of Cuthbert, Misses Lillie and Mildred Childs; one brother, Mr. J. B. Childs and two sisters.
     The funeral was held at four o'clock Thursday afternoon and was largely attended. The services were conducted by Rev. Mr. Walker of the Baptist church of which he was a member. The Jenkinsburg lodge of Masons conducted the services at the grave.
     
The Jackson Argus June 13, 1913
Mr. J. W. Childs Dies At Jenkinsburg Home.
     J. W. Childs, a former beloved and honored resident of Jackson, died Wednesday night at his home at Jenkinsburg, following a stroke of apoplexy on Monday while standing in Jenkinsburg bank, of which his son, Howard Childs, is cashier.
     He was buried with Masonic honors Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock from Jenkinsburg Baptist church, Rev. J. G. Walker, pastor of the church, conducted the services.
     Mr. Childs was a member of the Baptist church and was 60 years of age. He was one of Butts county's most highly respected citizens. He will be missed by men in all walks of life.
     Surviving him are his wife and seven children.
     A number of Jackson friends attended the funeral.

Childs, Johnnie
Jackson Progress Argus 11 Oct 1989
     Johnnie Childs, 88, of Route 1, Jackson, the Monticello Road, died Oct. 3 at Westbury Nursing Home.
     The funeral was held Sunday at 2:30 at Lizzie Berry Baptist Church with the Rev. A. F. Eusery officiating. Burial was in the Friendship Cemetery.
     Mr. Childs, a native of Jasper County, was a member of Lizzie Berry Baptist Church.
     Survivors include a daughter, Annie Mae Jenkins of Flovilla; son, Eddie Lee Childs of Jackson; daughters-in-law, Carrie Childs, Willie Ruth Childs, and Gracie Childs, all of Jackson; two sisters-in-law; 29 grandchildren; 47 great-grandchildren; 29 great-great-grandchildren.
     Trimier - Jackson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Childs, Marcus Coleman
Jackson Progress-Argus 25 Oct 1935
Funeral at Macedonia for Mr. Marcus Childs
     Funeral services for Mr. Marcus Childs, 81 years of age, former citizen of Butts county, whose death occurred in Macon Thursday night, October 17, were held at Macedonia church Sunday morning with Rev. F. L. Stokes officiating.
     Born in Butts county, a son of Mr. and Mrs. William Childs, he had resided in Macon since 1889. Mr. Childs married a Miss Mayo, of Butts county, and is remembered by many of the older residents of this county. He was formerly employed by the city of Macon.

Childs, Marquis W. (Preacher)
Jackson Progress Argus 22 Jun 1983
     Marquis W. (Preacher) Childs, 83, of Jenkinsburg died Sunday at Georgia Baptist Hospital.
     A lifelong resident of Butts County, Mr. Childs was retired from the Atlanta Army Depot where he was employed for many years. In recent years, one of his favorite pastimes was growing vegetables for his many friends and family in the community of Jenkinsburg,
     Mr. Childs is survived daughters, Mrs. Rome, Almand, Chisholm, Sarah Martha Childs all of Atlanta; sister, Agnes C. Asheville, N. C. brother, John Childs of Gadsden, Ala.; 11 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren.
     Services were held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Jenkinsburg Baptist Church with the Rev. Ann .Fletcher officiating. Burial was in the Jenkinsburg cemetery.
     D. T. Carmichael & Son Funeral Home of McDonough was in charge of arrangements.
Childs, Mildred
Jackson Progress Argus 10 Apr 1985
     Mrs. Childs Mildred Childs, 80, of Oak Street, Jenkinsburg, died early Thursday morning at her residence in Jenkinsburg.
     Mrs. Childs was the daughter of the late J. W. Childs and the late Miranda Gilmore Childs.
     She was a governess by profession and a member of the Methodist faith.
     Survivors include a sister-in-law, Peggy Childs of Jenkinsburg, and several nieces and nephews.
     The funeral was conducted Friday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home with the Rev. Maxie Threatt officiating. The burial was in the Jenkinsburg city cemetery in the Childs family lot.
     Pallbearers were Roy Moore, Wilson Caston, Otis Mangham, Adell Allen. E. T. Ford, and James Mixon.
     Sherrell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Childs, Minnie Settle Hammond
Jackson Progress Argus 01 Oct 1942
Mrs. H. C. Childs Buried Tuesday At Jenkinsburq
     Last rites for Mrs. Minnie Settle Hammond Childs, 55 years of age, who died at 4 o'clock Monday afternoon in Milledgeville of a sudden illness, were held at 4 30 Tuesday afternoon at the home of her husband, H. C. Childs, in Locust Grove. The Rev. E. W. McDougal, pastor, of the Jenkinsburg Methodist church, assisted by the pastor of the Baptist church in Locust Grove, officiated.
     Burial was in the cemetery at Jenkinsburg with D. T. Carmichael and Son, funeral directors, having charge of arrangements.
     Mrs. Childs, who had hosts of friends in Butts county, was the daughter of Mrs. Wade H. Hammond and the late Mr. Hammond, one of the county's leading citizens. She was connected with prominent and pioneer families of this section. Mrs. Childs was a member of the Methodist church.
     Surviving are her husband, H. C. Childs, Locust Grove banker; two sons, Billy Childs of Miami, Fla., and Warren Childs with the United States armed forces; her mother, Mrs. Wade H. Hammond, and two sisters, Mrs. J. Will Carter and Mrs. J. S. Ball, all of Jackson.

Childs, Miranda E.
  The Jackson Progress-Argus March 11, 1927
Mrs. J. W. Childs Is Called To Reward.
     Following a period of ill health extending over five months, Mrs. J. W. Childs, 56 years of age, passed away at her home at Jenkinsburg Thursday night, March 3, at 7 o'clock. Her death brought regret to a large number of friends over the county.
     Mrs. Childs, who was born and reared in Butts county, was a Miss Gilmore before her marriage. She was the widow of the late Mr. J. W. Childs, a well known business man of the county. Mrs. Childs was a member of Englands Chapel church and was held in high esteem by scores of friends. The family formerly resided in Jackson but had lived in Jenkinsburg for the past several years.
     Mrs. Childs is survived by one son, Mr. Frank Childs, of Homestead, Fla., a daughter, Miss Mildred Childs; three sisters, Mrs. M. R. Wall, of Locust Grove, Mrs. M. R. Colvin, and Miss Ida Gilmore, of Jenkinsburg; two brothers, H. F. Gilmore, of Monticello, and Gid Gilmore, of Macon.
     The funeral services were held from the Jenkinsburg Methodist church Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The services were conducted by Rev. Augustus Ernest and Rev. J. E. Ward. Interment was in the Jenkinsburg cemetery.
  
Childs, Nora Pulliam
The Jackson Progress-Argus June 22, 1923
Mrs. C. J. Childs Called By Reaper.
Barnesville, Ga., June 20.
     Mrs. C. J. Childs died at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Pulliam, here Wednesday. She was 37 years old, and her home was at Smarrs in Monroe county. She was on a visit to her parents when she died. She is survived by her husband, three sons and five daughters.
     Funeral services for Mrs. Childs were held at Jenkinsburg Thursday morning at 11 o'clock. Interment was in the church cemetery.

The Jackson Progress-Argus June 29 1923
Mrs. Childs Funeral Held At Jenkinsburg.
     Mrs. C. J. Childs died Tuesday afternoon at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Pulliam on Greenwood street and will be buried today, Thursday, at Jenkinsburg.
     For some years the family had been living in Monroe county near Smarrs.
Mrs. Childs had been in bad health for the past several years. She was on a visit with the family, of her parents when she was suddenly taken worse and her death, therefore, was really unexpected.
     She was 37 years old and a good, noble woman, who made hosts of friends among the people who knew her. She will be missed, greatest of all, however, by her devoted husband and children, to whom she was tenderly devoted and for whom she wished to live. She was a faithful Christian, whose example is worthy of emulation by her family and others as well.
     Mrs. Childs is survived by her husband, three sons, Leonard, Charles, Jack and five daughters, Ruby, Martha, Jane, Helen and Emily, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Pulliam, and other relatives, to whom deep sympathy is extended on account of her sad death.
Barnesville News-Gazette.

Childs, Ossie
  The Jackson Argus July 11, 1902
     Miss Ossie Childs, aged 20, died of consumption, the past week, and was buried last Monday. She was a remarkably fine young woman, and her loss is a very sad one. The Argus extends sympathy to the bereaved family and friends.

Childs, Peggy Jolly
Jackson Progress Argus 16 Nov 1988
     Peggy Jolly Childs, 76, died Nov. 8 at the Tara Convalescent Center in Riverdale
where she had been a patient for the last three years.
     The funeral was held Thursday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home with the Rev. Bill France officiating. Burial was in the Jenkinsburg cemetery.
     Mrs. Childs, a longtime resident of Jenkinsburg, was born in Henry County, daughter of James Jolly and Sally Owens Jolly. She was a noted horticulturist, and she and her husband, the late
     Frank Childs, owned and operated a nursery in Jenkinsburg for many years. She was a member of the Jenkinsburg Baptist Church.
     Survivors include a brother, John Jolly of Riverdale; a sister, Majorie Sikes of Morrow; and several nephews and nieces.
     Sherrell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Childs, Sara M. Patrick
Jackson Progress-Argus 21 Sep 1934
Mrs. Frank W. Childs Passed Away Friday
     Mrs. Frank W. Childs, 35 years of age, one of the most prominent and widely known young women in the county, died Friday morning at 1:30 at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Patrick, near Jackson. Death followed a long and painful illness, and brought deep sorrow to a host of friends.
     Mrs. Childs, who previous to her marriage was Miss Sara Patrick, was born and reared in Butts county and connected with a leading family of government section. She was a graduate of the Jackson high school and of Cox College. Following her marriage to Mr. Childs, she resided for several years in Homestead, Fla. She was a member of the Baptist church and possessed many friends here and over the state.
     Funeral services were held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Sunday morning at 10 o'clock, with Dr. Ingram, of Bessie Tift College, officiating, assisted by Rev. R. B. Harrison, pastor of the First Baptist church of Jackson. The beautiful floral offerings were an evidence of the love in which she was held by relatives and friends. The brothers were the casket bearers. Interment was in the Jackson cemetery.
     In addition to her husband, well known young business man, Mrs. Childs is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Patrick; one sister, Mrs. J. J. Compton, of Jackson; seven brothers, Prof. J. B. Patrick, of Chipley; Mr. T. J. Patrick, of Albany; Messrs. E. D., T. T., A. H., J. D. and Elwyn Patrick, of Jackson.

Childs, Sarah Ollie Asbury
Jackson Progress Argus 23 Mar 1967
Mrs. J. B. Childs Buried Tuesday At Jenkinsburg
     Mrs. J. B. Childs, 89, died Sunday at her home in Jenkinsburg following a period of declining health.
     Mrs. Childs, the former Miss Ollie Asbury, was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Asbury. She was born in Butts County and was the oldest member of the Jenkinsburg Baptist Church.
     Funeral services were conducted at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning at Jenkinsburg Baptist Church with the Rev. C. C. Buckalew officiating, assisted by Rev. Arthur L. Price. Interment was in Jenkinsburg cemetery with H. M. Patterson Funeral Home of Atlanta in charge of arrangements.
     Mrs. Childs is survived by three sons, James G. Childs of Irwinville, Marquis W. Childs of Atlanta and John A. Childs of Gadsden, Ala.; one daughter, Mrs. T. A. Markson, New York City; one sister, Mrs. E. W, Mitchell of Atlanta; and two brothers, D. A. Asbury and J. A. Asbury, both of Atlanta.
               
Childs, Wade Hammond
  The Jackson Progress-Argus January 7, 1916
Little Hammond Childs Passed Away Sunday.
     Hammond, the four-year old child of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Childs, of Jenkinsburg, died Sunday afternoon at 7 o'clock, after a short illness. The little one was sick for only one day, his death coming as a great shock to his family and a wide circle of friends. The youth was a great favorite with all who knew him and was a lad of great promise and his sudden passing cast a gloom over the community.
     He is survived by his father and mother, one brother, his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hammond. The funeral was conducted at the Jenkinsburg Baptist church Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock by Rev. I. G. Walker.

Childs, Warren C.
Jackson Progress Argus 07 Sep 1967
Warren Childs Buried Sunday At McDonough.
     Mr. Warren C. Childs, 48, of McDonough, died unexpectedly of a heart attack Friday night while attending an anniversary party in McDonough. Mr. Childs had suffered a previous heart attack about a year ago but was in his accustomed health at the time of his death.
     Born in Jenkinsburg, Mr. Childs was the son of the late Mr. Howard C. Childs and Mrs. Minnie Hammond Childs. Mr. Childs attended Jackson High School and was an employee of Eastern Air Lines at the time of his death. Mr. Childs was a veteran of World War II, serving overseas with the U. S. Air Force.
     Funeral services for Mr. Childs were held Sunday afternoon, September 3rd, at 3:30 o'clock from the McDonough Methodist Church with the Rev. Alfred Hanner and Rev. John Minter officiating. Interment was in the McDonough Cemetery with D. T. Carmichael & Sons in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Childs is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nellie Hubbard Childs; two daughters, Misses Janet and Susanne Childs; stepmother, Mrs. H. C. Childs, of Locust Grove; one brother, John William ChIlds, Forest Park; one niece.

Chiles, Charlie
  Middle Georgia Argus November 24, 1891
In Memory Of Little Charlie Chiles
     Thou art gone, to the grave Darling, but oh how we miss the joy and comfort and pride. Oh how thy father misses thy sweet voice when you call to him in the early morning to till you kissed before he went to his work. How often have I heard the sweet voice say goodbye father. Alas, no more goodbyes baby. How often does the tears gather in your mother's eyes when your precious arms were around her neck, and the sweet voice as it would say "me will be mother's baby." Your only brother brings no more toys for little Charlie and your little sister often sings for you to come back, while your other three sisters say that God wanted another babe, so He took Charlie.
Had he asked, Ah, well we know,
We should have said, Oh, spare the blow;
Yes with streaming eyes we'd say,
Lord we love him, let him stay,
In love he lived, in peace he died,
His life was asked but God demanded.
     Yes Charlie, many were the ties that we have parted with but none were so great, so heart rending as to part with our precious baby dear. Peaceful be thy silent slumbers. No more will you join our number on earth nor reeking pain nor scorching fever feel.
This lovely bud so young so fair,
Called home by early doom,
Just came to show how sweet a flower,
In Paradise could bloom.
E're sin could harm or sorrow fade,
Death came with friendly care,
The opening bud to heaven conveyed,
And bade it bloom there.
Another little lamb has gone
To dwell with him who gave
Another little darling babe,
Is sheltered in the grave.
God needed one more angel child
Amidst his shining band;
And so he lent his loving smiles
And clasped our darling's hands.
A precious one from us is gone
A voice we loved is still---
A place is vacant in our home
Which never can be filled.
God in his wisdom has recalled,
The boon his love had given;
And though the body slumbers here;
The soul is safe in heaven.
     With such sweet patience did you bear your last affliction we, as parents, can only say farewell darling, till we meet you in your happy home where we will part no more.
     He died July 18, 1891, aged three years, three months and seven days.
Parents.

Chiles, Sarah Ann Mayo
  Butts County Progress June 19, 1914
Mrs. Sarah Chiles Dies At Her Home In Macon.
     Mrs. Sarah Chiles, of Macon, a former resident of this county, died at her home Sunday night at the age of 67. News of her death will be received with regret by a large number of Butts county friends. Before her marriage, Mrs. Chiles was a Miss Mayo and resided here. She was a sister of Mr. J. M. T. Mayo, of Atlanta, and was a splendid Christian character.
     Mrs. Chiles is survived by her husband, one son and three daughters, all of Macon, a brother, Mr. J. M. T. Mayo, of Atlanta.
     The funeral was held at Macedonia church Tuesday at 11 o'clock and was largely attended.

Chittenden, S. D.
  The Jackson Progress-Argus November 28, 1919
     Friends of Mrs. Walter L. Wright, of Cairo, regret to know of the death of her father, Mr. S. D. Chittenden, which occurred in Atlanta Sunday.

Christian, Dr.
  The Jackson Argus June 30, 1899
     Dr. Christian, the able assistant editor of the Wesleyan Christian Advocate died last week. He was a man of power and his friends in Jackson were surprised and grieved to learn of his death.

Christian, J. A.
Jackson Progress-Argus 1 Mar 1935
Two County Officers Expire the Same Day
Clayton County Ordinary and Treasurer Expire in Thirty Minute Period. To Call Special Election.
     Jonesboro, Ga. The deaths the Clayton county Ordinary treasurer within a thirty-minute period created a knotty problem county officials solved only after bit of legal research.
     A. J. Mundy, 49, ordinary, died of a heart attack Sunday. Thirty minutes later his friend, J. A. Christian, the treasurer, died of a long illness.
     It was the duty of the ordinary to appoint the successor to the treasurer. County officials were puzzled until they discovered that in case both the ordinary and the treasurer die, the clerk acts as ordinary to call an election for the offices within twenty days.

Christian, Max H.
Jackson Progress Argus 11 Oct 1989
     Max H. Christian, 76, of Route 5, Jackson, died Sept. 30 in a Macon hospital.
     The funeral was held Oct. 7 at Crown Hill Cemetery in Denver, Colo.
     A native of New Madrid County, Miss., Mr. Christian lived in Jackson for the past 3? years. He was a heavy equipment operator and was a member of the Methodist Church.
     Survivors include a daughter, Lois J. Taylor of Los Angeles; brother, Roy Christian of Jackson; and several nephews and nieces. Hart's Mortuary in Macon was in charge of arrangements.

Christian, Sarah
Jackson Progress Argus 12 Nov 1970
Butts Negro Killed In Henry Accident
     Two persons were killed including a Negro man from Jackson in a headon crash involving three cars Monday morning in Henry County about 11 miles north of McDonough. In addition to the two killed, three were injured, one critically.
     Killed in the grinding were Mrs. Sarah Christian, Covington, and John Ellis
48, of Jackson.
     The State Patrol investigated the accident and according to Trooper Edge of the Griffin barracks, the mishap occurred at 7:27 o'clock Monday morning on Highway 155. According to Mr. Edge, Stephen Bell pulled out of his drive onto 155 with the left front of his vehicle going across the center line and into the path of a car being driven north by Joe Lummus of Jackson. Lummus swerved to avoid the collision and in so doing his left front tire blew out, causing him to lose control of his car with it going directly into the path of a south-bound vehicle driven by Mrs. Christian.
     Mrs. Christian was killed instantly with the Jackson Negro man succumbing to his injuries as he was being placed on an ambulance stretcher.
     Joe Lummus is in Grady Hospital with critical injuries. Other passengers in his car and less seriously hurt were Kenneth L. White and David J. Grier, all of Jackson.

Christie, Clarence Edwin
Jackson Progress Argus 10 Mar 1960
Father of Mrs. Olin Greer Dies in LaGrange
     Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Olin Greer of Jackson sympathize with them in the death of Mrs. Greer's father, Mr. Clarence Edwin Christie, 75, of LaGrange, which occurred at the LaGrange Hospital early Saturday morning.
     Mr. Christie had lived in Griffin until his retirement 10 years ago from Dundee Mills. Since that time he made his home with a daughter, Mrs. Willie G. Caldwell, in LaGrange.
     Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon from Haisten's Chapel in Griffin with the Rev. John W. Rawls officiating. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery.
     In addition to Mrs. Caldwell and Mrs. Greer, Mr. Christie is survived by two other daughters, Mrs. Claude Lail of Hickory, N. C., and Mrs. Milton Trower of Portsmouth, Va.; 12 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.

Christmas, Evelyn Ramona
Jackson Progress Argus 18 May 1961
Measles Claim Granddaughter of Mr., Mrs. Barber
     Jackson friends of Mr. and Mrs. H. C Barber and family, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Barber and family sympathize with them in the death of their granddaughter and niece, Evelyn Ramona Christmas, three and one-half year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Christmas of Cottondale, Florida.
     The young child, whose mother is the former Miss Janice Barber, died Friday morning at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital from an attack of black measles and resulting complications. She was admitted to the hospital first on Friday, May 5th, released on Wednesday, May 10th, suffered a relapse and was carried back to the hospital on May 11th, expiring Friday morning, May 12th at about nine o'clock.
     Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the First Baptist Church in Cottondale, Fla. with Rev. Olds and Rev. Melvin officiating.
     Survivors. include her parents; one brother, Benjie Christmas, Cottondale, Fla.; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Barber of Jackson, and Mr. and Mrs. Bud Christmas of Cottondale, Fla.
     Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Barber, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Barber, all of Jackson; and Miss Caroline Barber of Emory University, Atlanta, were called to Cottondale because of the young girl's critical illness and funeral services.

Christy, Dennis Allen
Jackson Progress Argus 28 Sep 1988
     Man dies from gun shot wound A Route 3, Jackson man died Sept. 21 from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound to his chest.
     Dennis Allen Christy, 28, died at Sylvan Grove Hospital where he was taken about 9:30 p.m. from his Barnesville Road residence by the Butts County EMS.
     Kenny Morgan, an investigator for the Sheriff's Department, said there, were two witnesses to the shooting.
     Alice Cox of Henry County, a friend of the victim; and Lloyd Chason, who shared the house with Christy.
     Morgan said a .38 caliber revolver was used in the shooting.

Chumley, Lloyd Arnold
(See Wambles, Jack R.)
     
Chunn, Joseph
Jackson Progress Argus 25 Sep 1958
Brother Mrs. Blue Is Buried Thursday at Woodbury Rites
     Friends extend sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Blue and family in the death Tuesday, September 16, of Mrs. Blue's brother, Joseph Chunn, 37, of Metter. Mr. Chunn died at the Talmadge Memorial Hospital in Augusta following a brief illness.
    Funeral services were held at the Woodbury Methodist Church on Thursday afternoon, September 18, with the Reverends Gurley and Andrews officiating. Interment was in the Woodbury Cemetery.
    The entire Blue family and Mr. and Mrs. George Martin of Jackson attended services for Mr. Chunn.

Churchwell, Augustus Perry
Jackson Progress Argus 23 Mar 1967
A. P. Churchwell Passes After Short Illness
     Mr. Augustus Perry Churchwell, 62, of Macon, father of Mrs. David P. Ridgeway of Jackson, died Wednesday morning, March 15th, about 2:30 o'clock at his home following an illness of some three months.
     A mechanic employed by a Macon garage, Mr. Churchwell was born in Pulaski County, the son of Mr. John B. Churchwell and Mrs. Emma Andrews Churchwell. The Churchwells lived for a long number of years in Hillsboro before moving to Macon in 1945. Mr. Churchwell was a member of the Southside Methodist Church in Macon.
     Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon at three o'clock from Memorial Chapel in Macon with the Rev. Charles Cox, pastor of the Southside Methodist Church, and Rev. Carson Wallace, pastor of Shurlington Baptist Church, officiating. Interment was in Memorial Park Cemetery.
     Mr. Churchwell is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sarah Curry Churchwell; two daughters, Mrs. David Ridgeway of Jackson and Mrs. George Cobb of Macon; one son, A. P. Churchwell Jr. of Macon; two sisters, Mrs. Homer Williams of Macon and Mrs. Essa Holland of Hawkinsville; three brothers, E. A. Churchwell and J. B. Churchwell, both of Macon; Luther Churchwell of Vienna; nine grandchildren.

Churchwell, Sarah C.
Jackson Progress Argus 01 Feb 1995
     Sarah C. Churchwell, 88, of Macon, died Wednesday, Jan. 25, in Griffin.
     Funeral services were held Saturday, Jan. 28, in Snow's Memorial Chapel in Macon with Rev Don Proctor and Rev. Houston Berry officiating. Interment was in Macon Memorial Park.
     Mrs. Churchwell was born in Hillsboro, daughter of the late John and Eva Lynch Curry. She was the widow of Augusta P. Churchwell Sr.
     She had lived in Macon since 1945 and was a homemaker and a member of Southside United Methodist Church where she was a charter member of the Women's Missionary Circle and was a member of the David G. Mann Sunday School Class.
     Survivors include children, A.P. Churchwell Jr. of Rome; Saralyn C. Ridgeway of Jackson and Frankie C. Hill of Macon; nine grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.
     Snow's Chapel of Macon was in charge of arrangements.
     
Claridy, Maggie Smith
Jackson Progress-Argus, Nov 12, 1959
Mrs. Claridy, 47, Former Resident Buried in Florida
     Mrs. Maggie Smith Claridy, 47, former Butts County resident, died November 5th in Chattahoochee, Fla., her many friends will regret to learn.
     Mrs. Claridy was born and reared in Butts county but had resided in Florida for the past 24 years.
     Funeral services and interment for Mrs. Claridy were held in Florida on Monday, November 9th.
     She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. W. W. Duke or Corbin, Ky. and Mrs. S. S. Pace of Jackson; five brothers, John H. Smith, Corbin. Ky.; Aaron and Robert Smith of Ft. Pierce, Fla.; Elwood and Ira Smith of Jackson.
         
Clark, A. S.
  The Jackson Argus October 8, 1897
     A. S. Clark, a well known citizen of Monroe county, dropped dead from his buggy in Barnesville last Monday morning about 10 o'clock. He was apparently in excellent health, and had spoken to several friends about how well he was feeling. Without a moment's notice he was dead. His body was carried to Summers' buggy factory, where the physicians examined it. He died of heart disease. His family was sent for at once, and the sudden death caused them great sorrow.

Clark, Albert L.
Jackson Progress Argus 01 Apr 2010
     Albert L. Clark, 81, of Grayson died March 24 at his home.
     The funeral was held March 25 at 4 p.m. at Crowell Brothers Funeral Home in Norcross. Burial was at Peachtree Memorial Park in Norcross.
     A former teacher at the Towaliga school in Butts County, Mr. Clark served as school superintendent in Buford from 1940 to 1960. He was principal of Chattooga High School in Summerville , from 1960 until his retirement in 1964; and he was a board member of Gwinnett County Hospital 14 years, serving nine years as chairman.
     Survivors include his wife, Mary Evans Clark, a native of Butts County; a son, Albert L. Clark Jr. of Stone Mountain; daughter Joyce Mitchell of Grayson; brothers, Sydney A. Clark of Lyons and Robert Clark of Reidsville; five grandchildren; five great grandchildren.

Clark, Benjamin Franklin
Jackson Progress-Argus, September 19, 1946. B. F. Clark Died in Atlanta After Long Illness.
     Relatives and friend in Butts county were sorry to learn of the death of Benjamin Franklin Clark, 54, which occurred in an Atlanta hospital September 5 after a long illness.
     He was born and reared in Butts county and was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Clark. He had resided in Atlanta several years and until his health failed was assistant manager of Sterchi Furniture Company.
     He is survived by his wife, the former Miss Edna Fowler of Atlanta; three sisters, Mrs. H. A. Blum and Mrs. W. H. Whitworth of Atlanta and Miss Rozelle Clark of Jackson; two brothers, Pitts and Lake Clark, both of Jackson.
     The funeral was held at Spring Hill September 7 at 3 p.m. and Rev. H. A. Dillon officiated. Burial was in West View cemetery.

Clark, Carrie Biles
Jackson Progress Argus 30 Oct 1969
Mrs. Carrie Clark Died Tuesday at Hospital Here
     Mrs. Carrie Biles Clark,77 resident of the Stark community for a long number of years, died at Sylvan Grove Hospital Tuesday afternoon about five o'clock following several months of declining health.
     Born in Butts County on October 31, 1891, she was the daughter of the late Mr. Charlie Biles and Mrs. Trudie McClure Biles. She was a member of the Macedonia Baptist Church. Mrs. Clark was the widow of Mr. William Albert Clark.
     Mrs. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at three o'clock from Macedonia Baptist Church with the Rev. R. W. Jenkins, pastor, Rev. Bill Thomas, a former pastor, and Rev. Marion Mayo, pastor of the Pepperton Baptist Church, officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery with Sherrell Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mrs. Clark is survived by three! daughters, Mrs. Winfred A. Cook, Mrs. Forrest Mason, Mrs. John Morgan, all of Jackson one son, Charles Clark of Jackson; five brothers, Rebon Biles C B Biles, Luther (Pete) Biles, all of Jackson, Raymond Liles, Atlanta, and Frank Biles, Stockbridge; two sisters, Mrs. W. A. Duke Jr., and Mrs. J. H. Stewart, both of Jackson; seven grandchildren; a large number of nieces and nephews. Nephews will serve as pallbearers.

Clark, Carrie Birch
Jackson Progress Argus 23 Nov 1972
Miss Clark, 95, Died On Sunday
     Miss Carrie Birch Clark, 95, of Route 2, Jackson, one of Butts County's oldest residents, died Sunday morning, November 19th, at 8:25 o'clock at Hill Top Nursing Home in Monroe County. She had been a patient there for the past four years and had been in declining health for a number of years.
     Born September 21, 1877 in Butts County, Miss Clark was the daughter of the late Mr. Homer Courtney Clark and Mrs. Sallie Clark.
     Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at three o'clock from the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with Rev. R. W. Jenkins, pastor of Macedonia Baptist Church, officiating. Interment was in Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Miss Clark is survived by one sister, Mrs. H. W. Young of Jackson; one brother, Fred Clark of Jackson; several nieces and nephews.
     Nephews served as pallbearers and included Howard Cardell, Harold Young, Lanny Mason Winfred Cook, Homer Williams, Lindsey Norsworthy.

Clark, Charles Howard
Jackson Progress Argus 15 Feb 1989
     Charles Howard Clark, 62, of Route 1, Jackson, Keys Ferry Road, died Saturday morning at his residence following a period of declining health.
     The funeral was held Monday at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with the Rev. A. L. Price officiating. Burial was in the Macedonia Baptist Church cemetery.
     Mr. Clark was a lifelong resident of Butts County, son of Willie Albert Clark and Carrie Estelle Biles Clark. He lived for several years in the Stark community and had been a part-time employee of the Jones Brothers Grocery at Stark. He was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church.
     Survivors include three sisters, Carolyn Cook, Ann Mason, and Marlene Morgan, all of Jackson, and several nephews and nieces.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Clark, Charlie Lee
Jackson Progress Argus 08 Mar 1995
     Charlie Lee Clark of Jackson died Monday, Feb. 27, at Middle Georgia Hospital.
Funeral services were held Saturday, March 4; at Rock Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Jacob Parker officiating. Interment was in the Rock Creek Cemetery.
     Mr. Clark was born July 31, 1910 in Monroe County, son of the late Willie and Matilda Clark.
     He was a member of Rock Creek Baptist Church where he served on the deacon board.
     Survivors include sons, Joe Clark of Atlanta, Nathaniel Clark of Griffin and James Wise of Warrensville, OH; daughters, Mary Ward of Griffin, Matilda Walker of Macon, Mattie Clark of Jackson, Rosetta Gray of Lithonia, Geraldine Martin of Euclid, OH, Barbara Moffett of Macon; brother, Jimmie Lee Clark of Flovilla; sisters, Ola Moseley and Essie Moore, both of Macon, Frances Phinazz of Forsyth, Lillie Mae Johnson of Hartford, NJ; two sisters-in-law; one son-in-law; three daughters-in-law; 36 grandchildren; five great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
     Trimier Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Clark, Charlie Woodfin
  The Jackson Progress-Argus December 4, 1925
Mr. Clark Drowned When Boat Capsizes.
Well know young farmer and World War veteran net death Thanksgiving afternoon in Power Lake.
     Mr. Charlie Woodfin Clark, 37 years of age, well known young farmer and veteran of the world war, was drowned in the Central Georgia Power Company pond Thursday afternoon, November 26, when the boat in which he was attempting to come to the other side capsized. His companion, Ira Vaughn, was saved by clinging to the boat until it was washed near enough the shore for him to wade to safety.
     The accident happened in the late afternoon and Mr. Clark's body was recovered about dark.
     The young men were crossing to the opposite shore for the purpose of shooting birds, it was said. In changing positions in the boat, while in deep water, the boat became unbalanced and capsized.
     The death of this well known young man caused sincere regret to a host of friends. He had been at Stark during the day, where a rabbit dinner was served by a party of hunters. Mr. Clark, a son of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Clark, highly esteemed residents of the Stark community, was a member of Towaliga church. During the world war he served overseas in France. He was highly respected and esteemed by all his acquaintances.
     Mr. Clark is survived by his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Clark; five brothers, Mr. Thomas E. Clark, of St. Petersburg, Fla., Messrs. Willie E., Harry C., John P., and Fred H. Clark of Butts county; four sisters, Mrs. W. B. Reeves, of Forsyth, Mrs. W. H. Young, of Sparta, Misses Carrie and Susie Clark of Jackson.
     Funeral services were held at Macedonia church Saturday morning at 11 o'clock. Dr. I. G. Walker of Locust Grove conducted the services and interment was in the church yard. The family have the sympathy of many friends in this regrettable tragedy.
 

Clark, Daphne
  Jackson Progress Argus 22 Dec 1982
     Miss Daphne Clark of Rt. 1, Jenkinsburg died, Dec. 10.
     Survivors include her parents, David Clark and Elsa Mae Scott.
     Services were held Dec. 12 at 2 p. m. in the chapel of Trimier-Jackson Funeral Home. Rev. E. L. Lawson officiated. Burial was in the Rock Springs cemetery in McDonough.
     Trimier Jackson Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.

Clark, E. Y. Col.
  The Jackson Argus April 29, 1910
     Col. E. Y. Clark, Sr., one of the best known citizens of Atlanta, died at his home there last week at the age of 70 years. He was for many years managing editor of the Atlanta Constitution, and published for a number of years the Atlanta Presbyterian. He was the author of a history of Atlanta. Col. Clark served with distinction in the Confederate army throughout the Civil War.

Clark, Emily Mrs.
  The Jackson Argus April 20, 1900
     Mrs. Emily Clark, one of the oldest and most loveable women in the county died on Tuesday after a long illness under which she suffered with a true Christian fortitude. She leaves a host of relatives and friends who will really miss her presence and her counsel.
Clark, Eva Mae
Jackson Progress Argus 26 Jul 1995
     Eva Mae Clark of Chicago, IL died Monday, July 10.
     Funeral services were held Tuesday, July 18, at Coleman Clark A.M.E. Church in Forsyth with Rev. A. M. Thurman officiating. Interment was in China Grove Cemetery.
     Ms. Clark was born Dec. 4, 1942 in Butts County. She was a member of Coleman Clark A.M.E. Church.
     Survivors include mother, Mrs. Annie Mae Clark of Flovilla; sisters and brothers-in-law, Dorothy and Willie Joe Head of Chicago, Louis and Eardis Hopkins of Tulsa, O K and Meardis Akins of Jackson; brothers, William Clark of Las Vegas and nieces, nephews and cousins.
     Trimier Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Clark, Eva Thompson
Jackson Progress Argus 28 Feb 1979
Mrs. Clark Buried On Thursday
     Funeral services for Mrs. Eva Thompson Clark, 80, were held Thursday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock from the chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home, with the Rev. Phil DeMore and Rev. Don Folsom officiating.
     Interment was in the Macedonia Baptist Church cemetery under the direction of Sherrell Funeral Home. Mrs. Clark died Wednesday morning at Westbury Medical Care Home in Jenkinsburg after a lengthy period of declining health.
     A native of Woodbury, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late John Thompson and the late Mary Carlisle Thompson and the widow of the late Tom Clark. She was a member of the Jackson United Methodist Church.
     Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Evelyn Vaughn, of Jackson, and Mrs. Howard Cardell, of McDonough; a son, Jack Clark, of Jackson; four grandchildren, Tommy and Pa., Chris and Amy Cardell, of McDonough; several nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers were Watson Vaughn, Jerry Brooks, Winfred A. Cook, WiIlie Avery Cook, Johnny Lee King and Harold Young.

Clark, Fred Howard
Jackson Progress Argus 02 Jan 1975
Fred Clark Died On Saturday
     Mr. Fred Howard Clark, 81, of Route 2, Jackson, died in Monroe County Hospital, Forsyth, December 28th, following a period of declining health. He had been in Hilltop Nursing Home for several years.
     Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at three o'clock from the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with the Rev. R. W. Jenkins officiating. Burial was in Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Son of the late Mr. Homer Courtney Clark and Mrs. Sallie Clark Clark, he was a retired farmer.
     Survivors include one sister-in-law, Mrs. Tom Clark of Jackson; several nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers were T. V. McEwen, Homer Williams, Jack Clark, Leslie Hamlin, Howard Cardell, and A. G. Cook.

Clark, H. A., Mrs.
Jackson Progress-Argus 4 Dec 1941
Mrs. H. A. Clark Taken by Death
     The death of Mrs, R. A. Clark, 88 years of age, occurred at 11 o'clock Tuesday night at the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. M. L. Powell. In feeble health for several months, she was critically ill for only a few days;
     Born at Andersonville, Ga., Mrs. Clark was connected with prominent families of southwest Georgia. In recent years she had made her home with her children and grandchildren and had resided with Mr. and Mrs. Powell for the last year or two. She was a member of the Baptist Church and was admired for her quiet grace and charm of manners.
     Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. A. T. Ingram, of Jackson; four grandchildren, E. C. Ingrain, of Jesup; W. L. Ingram; of Jacksonville, Fla.; T. H. Ingram, of Anderson, S. C, and Mrs. Morrell Powell of Jackson.
     The body was taken Thursday morning to Andersonville for funeral services and interment in the family lot, with Thornton Funeral Homes in charge of arrangements.

Clark, Harvey Courtney
Jackson Progress Argus 23 May 1963
Harvey C. Clark Succumbs Sunday To Long Illness
     Funeral services for Mr. Harvey Courtney Clark, 80, retired farmer, were held Monday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock from the Macedonia Baptist Church. Rev. T. H. Wilder, pastor, and Rev. Wiley Cameron, pastor of the Pepperton Baptist Church, officiated with burial in the Macedonia Cemetery.
     Mr. Clark died Sunday afternoon at Sylvan Grove Hospital, following an extended illness. He had been a patient at Westbury Nursing Home, Jenkinsburg, for the past several months. Before entering the nursing home, Mr. Clark had made his home with his sister, Miss Carrie Clark, at Route 2, Jackson.
     The son of the late Homer C. Clark and Mrs. Sarah Clark Clark, both life long residents of Butts County, Mr. Clark was a member of the Macedonia Baptist Church.
     Survivors include two sisters. Miss Carrie Clark and Mrs. H. W. Young, both of Jackson; three brothers, Willie A. Clark, John Clark and Fred C. Clark, all of Jackson; several nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers were Marshall Young, Harold Young, W. L. Vaughn, Forrest Mason, Charlie Williams and Homer Williams.

Clark, Homer Courtney
Jackson Progress Argus, November 1, 1945.
Homer C. Clark, Aged 95 Years, Taken by Death.
     Homer Courtney Clark, 95 years of age, one of the county' respected and beloved residents, died at his home near Stark early Tuesday. He had been in feeble health for several months.
     Born September 2, 1850, he spent a long and active life in Butts county. Only recently he observed his birthday and the occasion was used by friends and relatives to wish him happy returns if the day. During his active years Mr. Clark was of the county's successful planters and took active interest in county affairs. He served a term as treasurer of Butts county and gave a high degree of service to the office. In recent years he had lived quietly with members of his family.
     Mr. Clark was admired for his open and frank character and his sterling worth and upright dealings with all men. He was a member of the Baptist church.
     He is survived by nine children, T. E., W. A., H. C. Jr, J. P. and Fred Clark, and Mrs. W. B. Reeves, Mrs. H. W Young and Misses Susie and Carrie Clark; 10 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. Six of his grandsons served in the armed forces during World War II.
     Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Macedonia church, of which he was a member, with Rev. L. H. Amason, pastor officiating. Burial was in the churchyard and plans were directed by Thornton Funeral Home.

Clark, Inez
Jackson Progress Argus 10 Jan 1990
     Inez Clark, 78, of 270 Oakland Circle, Jackson, died Thursday, Jan 4.
     The funeral was held Sunday at 2:3,0 p.m. at Rock Creek Baptist Church in Indian Springs with the Rev. Jacob Parker officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
     Mrs. Clark was born in Butts County, duaghter of Homer and Lula Butler. She was a member of Rock Creek Baptist Church.
     Survivors include her husband, Charlie Lee Clark; daughters, Mary Ward of Griffin, Matilda Walker and Barbara Moffett, both of Macon, Mattie Clark of Jackson, Rosetta Gray of Stone of Euclid, Ohio; sons, Jimmy Wise of Warrensville, Ohio, Joe Clark of Atlanta, and Nathaniel Clark of Griffin; sister, Willie West of Locust Grove; brothers, Motress Butler of Atlanta and Clayton Butler of Chicago; four daughters-in-law; two sons-in-law; 35 grandchildren; 34 great grandchildren; two great great-
grandchildren; several nephews and nieces.
     Trimier - Jackson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
     
Clark, Infant
  The Jackson Argus February 11, 1898
A Brutish Act.
A Negro Woman at Cork Murders her baby.
     Parson McKelroy was called to Cork on last Sunday evening by telephone to hold an inquest over the dead body of an infant negro child, which came to its death very soon after being born, in a very inhumane manner.
     A negro woman, Mary Clark, about 18 or 20 years old, living on the place of Mrs. Mary Walker, near the Major Ward old homestead, stole away from the home and sought a hiding place some three or four hundred yards from the house in a gully where she gave birth to the child, and put it into a hole of water and went off and left it. She was soon suspected of the matter and an investigation was begun which resulted in the finding of the child.
     When the child was taken to her she acknowledged that it was hers, but denied killing it.
     The jury in the coroner's inquest rendered a verdict of premeditated criminal neglect, the same being a case of infanticide.
     The woman was put under arrest but was unable to be carried to jail and was placed under guard until able to be moved.

Clark, James Bolen
  Middle Georgia Argus March 1, 1887
Two More Citizens Gone
     We are called upon this week to note the death of two of this county's old citizens.
     On Wednesday night Mr. J. Bolden Clark died after a brief illness with pneumonia. His death was a surprise to many, as but few knew of his illness. He was a quiet, inoffensive, industrious gentleman, and an honored member of St. John's Lodge of F. & A. M. He leaves a wife and several grown children to mourn his loss. Again, on Saturday morning Mr. James A. Meredith breathed his last at his home in the Southern part of the county. Mr. Meredith had been suffering for several months with a complication of diseases, which resulted in his death at the time stated. He had long lived a citizen of Butts, and was one of her best and most industrial farmers. The Argus expresses to these bereaved
  families its sincere sympathy.

Clark, John
Jackson Progress Argus 19 Jan 1978
John Clark Died Wednesday In Flovilla
     Mr. John Clark, 54, of Route 1. Flovilla, was pronounced dead on arrival at Sylvan Grove Hospital on Wednesday, January 11th.
     Born November 29th, 1914 in Princeton, West Virginia, he was a retired railroad employee with the Norfolk Western Railroad in West Virginia. He was son of the late John Clark and Minnie Homemaker Clark Hypes.
     Mr. Clark's body was flown to West Virginia on Saturday for interment. Memorial Funeral Home in Princeton was to be in charge of plans.
     Sherrill Funeral Home of. Jackson was in charge of local arrangements.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Nellie Warrell Clark; four sons, James Clark of Jackson, Johnny Clark and Curtis Lee Clark, both of Jacksonville, FIa., Robert Clark of Valdosta; one daughter, Mrs. Shirley Marshall of Princeton, West Virginia; mother, Mrs. Minnie Hypes; one brother, Eddie Hypes, and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Worrell, all of Princeton, W. Va.; and Mrs. Robentine Branson of Mt. Airy, N. C.; 13 grandchildren.

Clark, John
  The Jackson Progress-Argus August 1, 1924
Negro Man Drowned At Hatcher's Mill.
Was swimming across pond when his strength failed.
     A negro man by the name of John Clark was drowned in Hatcher's Mill Thursday of the past week. He was swimming across the pond when his strength gave out while in deep water. He was about 40 years old and was working for Mr. C. L. Britton. The body was recovered an hour or so later.

Clark, John Park
Jackson Progress Argus 04 Nov 1965
John P. Clark Stark Resident, Died Tuesday
     Mr. John Park Clark, 80, esteemed resident of the Stark Community for a long number of years, died about 7:30 o'clock Tuesday evening at Sylvan Grove Hospital following a period of declining health during which time he was a patient for several months at Westbury Nursing Home.
     A retired farmer, Mr. Clark, was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church.
     He was born in Butts County, son of Mr. Homer C. Clark and Mrs. Sallie Clark Clark.
     Funeral services will be conducted Thursday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock from Haisten's Chapel with the Rev. James Burleson, pastor of Pepperton Baptist Church, and Rev. Bill Thomas, pastor of Macedonia Baptist Church, officiating. Interment will be in Macedonia Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge.
     Mr. Clark is survived by two sisters Miss Carrie Clark of Jackson and Mrs. H. W. Young of Jenkinsburg; two brothers, Fred Clark and Willie Clark, both of Jackson; several nieces and nephews.

Clark, John Pitts
Jackson Progress Argus 02 Mar 1974
Pitts Clark Buried At Paran Rites
     Mr. John Pitts Clark, 84, widely known Monroe County resident, died February 23rd at
his home where he had endured a long illness, being bedridden for four years.
     Born in Monroe County in 1891, Mr. Clark was the son of the late Mr. William Reece Clark and Mrs. Sara Standard Clark. Mr. Clark was a member of Paran Baptist Church.
     Funeral services were held Monday, February 25th, at three o'clock from Paran Baptist Church with the Rev. Mr. Finleyson officiating. Interment was in Paran Baptist Church Cemetery with Andrew A. Dillon and Son of Forsyth in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Clark is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Freeman Clark of Forsyth; two sisters, Mrs. H. A. Blum of Jacksonville, Florida; and Miss Rozelle Clark of Jackson.

Clark, John T. Judge
  Middle Georgia Argus July 23, 1889
Judge John T. Clark Killed.
Cuthbert, Ga. July 23.
     Judge John T. Clark, judge of the Patsula circuit was the victim of a horrible accident today about two o'clock at Smithville, in which he lost his life in the twinkling of an eye. His head was almost completely severed from the body, beneath the wheels of the westbound Macon and Montgomery passenger train. He left Cuthbert on the twelve o'clock train and was on his way to Macon to hold court for Judge Gustin this week, having agreed to sit in the famous Cotton State Life Insurance case

Clark, Lawrence
  The Jackson Progress-Argus June 27, 1919
Lawrence Clark Victim OF Typhoid Fever, Sunday
Popular young school boy dies with typhoid fever.
     Lawrence Clark, aged 11 years, died at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Clark, a few miles from Jackson, Sunday night about 8:30 o'clock after an illness of several days with typhoid fever. Three other members of the family are sick with fever and in their sorrow the family have the sympathy of a host of friends.
     Master Lawrence, who formerly attended school in Jackson, was a boy of great promise. He was a favorite with his teachers and playmates, was obedient and courteous and had all the qualities of character that win the esteem of others.
     Besides his parents he is survived by three brothers, Messrs. B. F., Lake and Pitts Clark, and three sisters, Misses Ruth, Roselle and Nellie Clark.
     The funeral was held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Paran church and the services were conducted by Rev. W. O. Sharp, of Flovilla. Interment was made in the churchyard.

Clark, Mary Elizabeth Evans
Jackson Progress Argus 15 Sep 1993
     Mary Elizabeth Evans Clark, 83, of Grayson died Thurs., Sept. 9.
     Funeral services were held Sat., Sept. 11, in the chapel of Crowell Brothers Funeral Home in Norcross. Interment was in the Peachtree Memorial Park.
     Mrs. Clark was a native of Butts County and was a retired teacher in the Butts County and City of Buford school systems. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Lawrenceville.
     Survivors include son Albert Lee Clark Jr. of Stone Mountain, daughter Joyce C. Mitchell of Grayson; five grandchildren; seven grandchildren; and locally by nieces Judy Pettigrew, Pat Peek and Cathy Brown and nephew David Evans.
     The Crowell Brothers Peachtree Chapel Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements

Clark, Mattie Lee
Jackson Progress Argus 22 Dec 1982
     Mrs. Mattie Lee Clark of Decatur died Friday. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Trimier Jackson Funeral Service.

Clark, Nora
Jackson Progress Argus 22 Feb 1995
     Nora Clark of Flovilla died Tuesday, Feb. 7.
     Funeral services were held Saturday, Feb. 11, at Fairfield AME Church with Rev. R. L. Henderson officiating. Interment was in Bold Springs Cemetery.
     Survivors include husband, Jimmy Lee Clark; seven daughters; two sons; several grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
     Trimier Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Clark, Richard H. Judge
  The Jackson Argus February 20, 1896
Judge Clark's Death.
     In the death of Judge Richard H. Clark, of Atlanta, Georgia lost one of her bravest and purest sons. A great and good man has gone from among men to join the throng across the river. His life was one of continued usefulness and good deeds. There are very few such men as Judge Clark before his death. In his official capacity he was brought in contact with the woes and miseries of life. He sternly obeyed the summons of duty though all his dealings were tempered with mercy and moderation. His brilliant intellect and sunny disposition made him a favorite wherever he went. Always full of life and making others happy by deeds of kindness and humanity.
     When prisoners were brought into his presence they were sure of merciful and just treatment at his hands, nor did he ever use his position to add one pang of sorrow to any condemned man.
     He wore the ermine with all dignity and never was any position more honored than the one he held. He will be greatly missed from among the legal councils of the State, but the memory of this man will be cherished as a sweet habit of the blest.
     Long may his influence be with us and let the light of his life continue to lead others to the divine path of duty while engaged in the toilsome duties of this earthly life.

The Jackson Argus February 26, 1896
Judge Clark Buried.
Laid to rest among kindred on the banks of the Ocmulgee.
     The remains of Judge Richard Clark were laid to rest in Rose Hill cemetery at Macon, Sunday afternoon. The body arrived from Atlanta accompanied by an escort of members of the bar and friends, and was met at the Southern depot by a delegation of the Macon bar and many citizens.
     When the funeral cortege formed it moved up Mulberry street, thence up Cotton avenue and to St. Paul's church. The procession was one of the largest seen in the city, and every prominent citizen took part in it. The delegation of Macon lawyers walked beside the hearse as an escort of honor.
     At St. Paul's there was no funeral oration or elaborate ceremonies. Like the life of the man in whose cause the services were being held, every detail of the Episcopal service was carried out with the utmost simplicity.

Clark, Robert
Jackson Progress Argus 07 Jan 1987
     The funeral was held Dec. 30 at 3 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church in Griffin with the Rev. Sid Beeland officiating. Burial was in the Jackson cemetery.
     In addition to his parents, survivors include grandparents, Jeanette Thomas of Jackson and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Highsmith of Waycross.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Griffin was in charge of arrangements.

Clark, Robert Wingard
Jackson Progress Argus 07 Jan 1987
     Robert Wingard (Bob) Clark, 82, of Route 2, Jackson, the Jackson Lake community, died Sunday at his residence.
     Graveside services were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Westview Cemetery in Atlanta with Dr. Fred Guthrie officiating.
     Mr. Clark, a native of Danville, Va., worked as a Southern Railway investigator for 39 years before his retirement.
     He had lived in the Jackson Lake area for the past 24 years.
     Survivors include a brother, J. Horace Clark of Fayetteville.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Clark, Rosa Mrs.
  The Jackson Argus July 4, 1902
     Mrs. Rosa Clark, wife of Elam Clark, died near Stark Sunday, and was buried at Macedonia church, Monday. She was about 70 years of age, a good woman and highly respected by all who knew her. The Argus extends sympathy to the bereaved family and friends.

Clark, Roy
Jackson Progress Argus 17 Jul 1975
Flovilla Man Killed In Lamar Mishap
     A tragic Logging accident early Thursday, July 10th, in Lamar County claimed the life of Roy Clark, 50, of Route 1, Flovilla.
     According to John Sherrell, Butts County coroner and operator of Sherrell Ambulance Service, Frank Grier, a pulpwood contractor, for several years, came to the funeral home and reported the accident to Mr. Sherrell.
     Coroner Sherrell said that the victim was helping load a logging truck that was parked on an incline in a wooded area some two miles off Highway 36 in the direction of High Falls. Mr. Sherrell said that he was told that the truck began rolling down the incline and passed over Clark's body, apparently killing him instantly. Clark was working at the rear of the truck.
     Mr. Sherrell said he reported the accident to Lamar County Sherriff J. C. Waller and Lamar County Coroner Horace Pippin.
     The mishap occurred sometime between 6:15 and 6:30 according to best estimates. Mr. Sherrell said that his ambulance reached the scene about 7:15.
     Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at two o'clock at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church near Cork with Trimier Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Clark is survived by three sisters, Lee Clark Shannon, Julia Mae Clark and Mattie Joe Watson, all of Jackson; two brothers, one a twin, Troy Clark, and Jimmy Lee Clark of Jackson.

Clark, Ruth Irene Penley
Jackson Progress Argus 30Oct 1979
Clark Rites Held Monday
     Funeral services for Mrs. Ruth Irene Penley Clark, of 315 N. Sixth St., Griffin, were held Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock in McDonald Chapel. The Rev. E. D. Goss and the Rev. Hoyt McGhee officiated and interment was in Oak Hill Cemetery.
     Mrs. Clark died Saturday as a result of injuries received in an automobile accident.
     A lifelong resident of Griffin, she was a retired employee of Dundee Mills and a member of the Baptist Church.
     Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Peggy Banks and Mrs. Shelia Smith; son, Danny Clark, of Griffin; two sisters, Mrs. Betty Mayo of Jackson and Mrs. Jackie Purmort of Griffin; two brothers, Melvin Penley and Starling Penley, both of Griffin; eight grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.

Clark, Sarah J. Standard
Jackson Progress-Argus 11 Dec 1941
Mrs. W. R. Clark Taken by Death Sunday Morning
     Mrs. W. Reece Clark, 74 years of age, died early Sunday at her home near Jackson. She was the former Miss Sara Standard and was the widow of Mr. Reece Clark who died 12 years ago. She was a member of Paran Baptist church in Monroe county.
     Mrs. Clark, who was a beloved woman of her community, had been in feeble health for several months but her condition was thought to be improved and her death was unexpected.
     Surviving are three sons, Lake Clark of Jackson; B. F. Clark of Atlanta, and Pitts Clark of Monroe county; three daughters, Mrs. Nellie Hollingsworth and Mrs. W. H. Whitworth of Atlanta, and Miss Roselle Clark of Jackson; one sister, Mrs. Charlie Tompkins of Jackson.
     Funeral services were held at Paran church Monday afternoon at 2:30 with Thornton Funeral Homes in charge of arrangements.
     The services were conducted by the Rev. Mr. Keith, pastor of the church. The pallbearers were G. F. Etheredge, O. N. Brownlee, Webb Garr, Harold Freeman, Charles Brownlee, D. C. Turner.

Clark, Sarah Serena Clark
Jackson Progress-Argus 28 Aug 1936
Mrs. H. C. Clark Is Claimed By Death
     Mrs. H. C. Clark, 84 years of age, one of the county's aged and beloved women died at her home near Stark Friday afternoon at 6 o'clock. She had been seriously ill for only a short time, and her passing brings sorrow to a host of relatives and friends.
     A native of Butts county, Mrs. Clark previous to her marriage was a Miss Holloway. She was a woman of rare industry and devoted her time to her home and family and to the welfare of her friends and the community in which she lived. She was a member of Macedonia church and showed her fine Christian character in her daily life.
     Surviving Mrs. Clark are her husband, one of the county's well known farmers; five sons, Messrs. Tom, Willie, Harvey, John and Fred Clark, all of Butts county; four Slaughters, Mrs. W. B. Reeves, of Berner; Mrs W. H. Young, Misses Carrie and Susie Clark, of Jackson. Mrs. Clark was the last member of her immediate family.
     Funeral services were conducted at Macedonia church Sunday morning at 10 o'clock by her pastor, Rev. H. E. Gaddy. Interment followed in the family lot in the churchyard.

Clark, Sophronia Ann Holloway
  Butts County Progress May 12, 1911
Mrs. Sophronia Clark Dead At Ripe Old Age
     At the ripe old age of 89, Mrs. Sophronia Clark passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. H. C. Clark, where she had made her home for the past thirteen years, Tuesday night at 8 o'clock. Death was due to old age and the end came suddenly and peacefully.
     Mrs. Clark is survived by one child, Mrs. H. C. Clark.
     The funeral was held Thursday at 12 o'clock. Interment was in the Clark family burying ground.

Clark, Susie
Jackson Progress Argus 25 Dec 1959
Miss Susie Clark Died Christmas Day in Hospital
     Miss Susie Clark, 73, Route 2, Jackson died Christmas Day at one o'clock at the Jasper County Memorial Hospital in Monticello following an illness of several weeks.
     Born in Butts County, Miss Cark was the daughter of the late Mr. Homer C. Clark and Mrs. Sally Clark. She was a member of the Macedonia Baptist Church. For a long number of years Miss Clark had resided at her home near Jackson Dam in which community she was widely known and highly esteemed.
     Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at three o'clock at Macedonia Baptist Church with Rev. R. E. Chambers officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Survivors include two sisters, Miss Carrie Clark, Jackson; Mrs. Hines Young, Jenkinsburg; four brothers, W. A. Clark, John Clark, Harvey Clark, and Fred Clark all of Jackson.
     Pallbearers were Winfred Clark, Forest Mason, Charlie Williams, Marshall Young, Lindsey Norsworthy and Homer Williams.

Clark, Terry
Jackson Progress Argus 05 Jan 1978
Flovilla Man Is Killed In Shooting
     According to Jackson policeman Rusty Cook, a Flovilla resident, Terry Clark, was shot and killed last Friday night (December 30) in an incident at the 2nd Street Car Wash in Jackson.
     Cook said a murder warrant has been issued for Ricky Head, also of Flovilla, who allegedly fired the one shot that killed Clark.
     Head remains at large but an all points bulletin has been issued for his arrest according to Cook. Neither has the weapon allegedly used in the incident been recovered, Cook said.
     Cook said Clark died at Sylvan Grove Hospital about 10 minutes after he was shot in the chest with a weapon Cook described as being a 22 rifle. According to Cook, Head was reportedly driven from the scene of the shooting by a companion and he said the last place the police department had definite information of Head's where about was Indian Springs. In other news, Cook said a burglary at the Recreation Department building on Main Street was reported December 29, but he said it has not been determined when the burglary actually occurred.
     Taken in the break-in were two Coleman stoves and two 25 pound bottles of propane gas according to Cook. There have been no arrests in the case.
According to Cook, the shooting apparently resulted from . an argument which took place between Clark and Head about 7:00 p.m, that same evening at B. J. 's Pool Room on 2nd Street. He said the two men had been arguing over some money Head supposedly owed Clark on some car wheels.
     Cook stated the two men left the pool room for a while and later went to the car wash (across the street from the pool room) about 9:30 p.m. at which time the shooting occurred.

Jackson Progress Argus 12 Jan 1978
Murderer Surrenders To Monroe Co. Authorities Jan 2
     According to Sheriff Billy Leverette, Ricky Head, 25, of Flovilla, charged in the shooting death of Terry Clark on December 30, turned himself in to the Monroe County Sheriff's Department January 2,
     Leverette said a committal hearing on the charges placed against Head is scheduled for this week, Following the shooting incident which resulted in the death of Clark, a murder warrant was issued for Head who allegedly fired the shot that killed Clark,
     The Sheriff's Department is investigating two fires which destroyed unoccupied houses in the county last Thursday.
     Leverette said the houses burned within a two hour span and he said he has reason to suspect arson may have been the cause.
     The first house to burn was located on Old Higgins Road and was known as the O'Kelley place. It was. currently owned by Chester White, That fire occurred
about 9:00 p.m. and about two hours later the second house burned, this one on Brownlee Road. The house belonged to William Halbert, according to Leverette.
     In other news, Leverette reported a burglary at the Jackson Lake cottage of L. W. May on January 4. He said several items were taken from the May cottage and estimated the value of the stolen property at around $700.00.

Jackson Progress Argus 19 Jan 1978
Murder Charge Against Flovilla Man Dismissed
     According to Justice of the Peace John Moore, murder charges were dismissed against Ricky Head of Flovilla who had been charged in the December 30 shooting death of Terry Clark also of Flovilla.
     The charges were dropped following a committal hearing for Head Wednesday, January 11. Moore said the prosecution failed to show sufficient evidence to charge Head with murder or a lesser crime and that the case was dismissed.
     According to Moore, about 10 witnesses testified the shooting took place in self-defense and he added, "The case was dropped for failure to show probable cause to charge Head with the crime."
     Clark died in a shooting 2nd Street on December 30. Following the shooting, a murder warrant was issued for the arrest of Head who turned himself in to Monroe County authorities January 2.

Clark, Thomas Elbert
Jackson Progress-Argus, November 17, 1949.
Thomas E. Clark Taken by Death.
     The death of Thomas E. Clark, 69, occurred Wednesday after an illness of several years.
     Funeral services were to be held Wednesday at 3:35 at Macedonia with Rev. R. G. Hartman and Rev. Ralph Shea officiating. Burial will be in the churchyard with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     The pallbearers will be W. G. Reeves, Frank Reeves, Marshall Young, Charlie Williams, Jimmy Sarkis, Winfred Cook.
     Mr. Clark was a son of the late Mr. Homer C. Clark and Mrs. Sara Clark Clark. He is survived by his wife and two daughters, Evelyn and Marian Clark and a son, Jack Clark, all of Jackson; three sisters, Misses Carrie and Susie Clark, Mrs. Hines W. Young of Jackson; four brothers, W. A., Harvey, John and Fred Clark of Jackson.

Clark, W. A.
Jackson Progress-Argus, November 27, 1947.
One Killed, Two Wounded Sunday in Pistol Duel.
     Meager details are available concerning the origin of a pistol battle at Indian Springs Sunday night that resulted in the death of W. A. Clark, Negro, and the wounding of Meade Andrews and John Henry Johnson, both colored.
     The pistol battle with Clark and Andrews as principals started between 11:30 and midnight, according to Sheriff J. D. Pope who investigated the shooting. According to the information available, Sheriff Pope said he could not find out the cause of the trouble. The men met and in true western style shot it out.
     Johnson was wounded by a stray bullet, being shot in the arm. He had no part in the trouble, Sheriff Pope said.
     Clark was shot twice in the chest and once in the abdomen and expired soon after the smoke of the battle cleared. Andrews was shot in the stomach and after receiving treatment in Jackson was taken to Grady hospital for attention. He probably will recover, Sheriff Pope said.
     Clark, about 35 years old, lived at Indian Springs, reports said, and Andrews worked for Van Fletcher. Johnson is employed by Carr Electric Co.
     No warrant has been sworn out for Andrews, it was reported by Sheriff Pope.

Clark, William Albert
Jackson Progress Argus 29 Feb 1968
Macedonia Rites Wednesday For Wm. A. Clark
     Mr. William Albert Clark, 86, widely known retired farmer of the Stark Community, died about 3:30 o'clock Monday afternoon at Sylvan Grove Hospital after being admitted Sunday. Mr. Clark had been in declining health for some years.
     Born in Butts County and a lifelong resident, he was the son of Mr. Homer Copeland Clark and Mrs. Sallie Clark Clark. He was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church.
     Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at three o'clock from Macedonia Baptist Church with the Rev. Bill Thomas, pastor, and the Rev. J. S. Brown, pastor of the Pepperton Baptist Church, officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery with Sherrell Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Clark is survived by his wife, Mrs. Carrie Biles Clark; three daughters, Mrs. Winfred A. Cook, Mrs. Forest Mason, and Mrs. John Morgan Sr., all of Jackson; one son, Charles Clark, Jackson; one brother, Fred Clark, Jackson; two sisters, Miss Carrie Clark of Jackson and Mrs. H. W. Young of Jenkinsburg; seven grandchildren.

Clark, William Franklin
  Middle Georgia Argus October 13, 1891
Mr. W. F. Clark Dead.
     Mr. Frank Clark, an old and highly respected citizen, living two miles south of town, departed this life on Wednesday at 12 o'clock. Truly it can be said that a good man is gone. He had passed his seventy-sixth birthday and had spent all his days in the community where he died. In 1836 he united with the Baptist church and lived all these years a consistent follower of his Mater. He has also long been a devoted member of St. John's Lodge of Masons, and was laid to rest by his brothers of the Mystic tie. He leaves a wife and three daughters who have our sympathies.

Clark, William Lake
Jackson Progress Argus 25 Feb 1971
Rites Today For William Lake Clark
     Mr. William Lake Clark, 77, widely known retired Butts County farmer, died Tuesday afternoon about 2:30 o'clock in the Griffin-Spalding County Hospital following a short illness. He was admitted to the hospital February 14th.
     Mr. Clark was born January 1, 1894 in Butts County, the son of Mr. W. Reece Clark and Mrs. Jessie Standard Clark, both of Butts County. He had made his home on his farm on Brownlee Road all his life save for service in World War I. He was a member of the Mt. Vernon Baptist Church.
     Funeral services will be conducted Thursday afternoon, February 25th, at two o'clock from Haisten's Chapel in Jackson with the Rev. Leon Cross, pastor of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, officiating. Interment will be in Paran Baptist Church Cemetery in Monroe County with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Clark is survived by two sisters, Miss Rozelle Clark of Jackson and Mrs. H. A. Blum of Jacksonville, Fla.; one brother, Pitts Clark of Forsyth.
                         
Clark, William Reese
  The Jackson Progress-Argus August 16, 1929
Mr. W. Reese Clark Summoned By Death.
     Mr. W. Reese Clark, aged 65, one of Butts county's well known citizens, died at the Georgia Baptist Hospital, Atlanta, Monday afternoon at 5 o'clock. He became suddenly ill Sunday and was carried to Atlanta for treatment. His death came as a great shock to a wide circle of friends. Mr. Clark was greeting his friends in Jackson Saturday and his sudden illness and death came as a surprise.
     He was born and raised in Butts county being a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Reese Clark. He resided on the Forsyth road a few miles from Jackson and was a well known farmer and dairyman. Mr. Clark was highly esteemed for his many sterling qualities of character and enjoyed the respect and esteem of his neighbors and friends.
     He is survived by his wife, who before marriage was Miss Sarah Standard, of Monroe county; three daughters, Mrs. V. B. Hollingsworth and Miss Ruth Clark, of Atlanta, and Miss Roselie Clark, of Jackson; three sons, B. F. Clark, of Atlanta, Pitts and Lake Clark, of Jackson; two sisters, Mrs. J. C. Kinard and Miss Lavonia Clark, of Jackson.
     Funeral services were held Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock at Paran church. The services were conducted by Rev. T. H. Vaughn and interment was in the churchyard.

Clark, Willie W.
Jackson Progress Argus 21 Oct 1987
     Willie W. Clark, 48, of 310Vine St., Atlanta, died Thursday, at Grady Hospital. The funeral was held Monday at Rock Creek Baptist Church in Indian Springs with the Rev. A. F. Eusery officiating.
     Burial was in the church cemetery.
     Mr. Clark, a native of Monroe County, was a member of Rock Creek Baptist Church.
     Survivors include two daughters, Ethel Greene and Glenda Willis, both of Griffin; sons, Dexter, Kenneth, and Willie W. Clark Jr., all of Griffin; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie L. Clark of Jackson; sisters, Mary L. Ward of Griffin, Matilda Walker and Barbara Moffett, both of Macon, Mattie Clark of Jackson, Rosetta Gray of Stone Mountain, and Geraldine Martin of Cleveland, Ohio; brothers, James Wise of Cleveland; Ohio, Joe Clark of Atlanta, and Nathaniel Clark of Griffin; six grandchildren; three sisters-in-law; two brothers-in-law; several nieces, nephews, aunts, and uncles.
     Trimier - Jackson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Clarke, Jack Holmes, Rev.
Jackson Progress Argus 21 Dec 1967
Monroe Editor, Minister Was Buried Monday
     The Rev. Jack Holmes Clarke, 86, a former mayor of Forsyth and former editor-publisher of the Monroe Advertiser, died Saturday at Bolingreen Nursing Home at Bolingbroke.
     Mr. Clarke, a native of Danville, Va., moved to Forsyth in 1917 and became editor of the Monroe Advertiser. He was a retired Presbyterian minister, having served the Presbyterian Church in Forsyth for 35 years. He was also superintendent of the Monroe County Schools for 14 years.
     Funeral services for Mr. Clarke were held Monday morning at 11 o'clock .from the Forsyth Presbyterian Church. Interment was in the Forsyth City Cemetery with the Rev. Bonneau Dickson of Decatur officiating.
     Mr. Clarke is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ruby Lumpkin Clarke of Forsyth; a daughter, Mrs. David McCarty of Atlanta; two sons, Jackson H. Clarke of Forsyth, Harold G. Clarke, representative from Butts and Monroe Counties, of Forsyth; five grandchildren.

Clarke, Jeanette
Jackson Progress-Argus, December 27, 1962
Lamar Accident Saturday Kills Three Youths
     One of the state's worst traffic accidents during the Christmas holiday period was that in which three teen-agers were killed Saturday night two and one-half mile south of Barnesville on Highway 341 when the car in which they were riding rammed into the rear of a tractor-trailer truck.
     Killed in the tragic mishap were James Lanier Hancock, 16, of Covington, Wayne Cooper, 17, and Jeanette Clarke, 16, both of BArnesville. Two others, Eddie Shockley, and Jewel Emmerson, both of Barnesville, were injured. The driver of the truck was listed a Kenneth E. Mason of Belvedere, Tenn. by troopers from the Griffin State Patrol headquarters.

Clay, A. S.
  Butts County Progress November 18, 1910
Death Claims A. S. Clay First Of Week
     The death of Senator S. A. Clay took place at a sanitarium in Atlanta Sunday afternoon and followed a long illness.
     Senator Clay, who was serving his third term, was one of the most brilliant men who ever represented Georgia in the national congress.
     His death, while not unexpected, came as a distinct shock to the people of the state and nation. The funeral took place in Marietta and was largely attended by his colleagues in the senate, representatives in Congress, Governor Brown and state house officers and hundreds of friends. The funeral was held Wednesday.
     It is generally thought Governor Brown will appoint Ex-Governor Joseph M. Terrell to fill the term from until the legislature meets next June when a successor to Senator Clay will be chosen.
     
Clay, James
Jackson Progress-Argus, December 2, 1948.
James Clay, 76, Taken by Death.
     The death of James Clay, 76 years of age, native of Meriwether county but a resident of Flovilla for the past year, occurred at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Irene Fuller, Friday at 2:25 p.m. He suffered at stroke 15 months ago and had been in feeble health since that time.
     Funeral services were held Monday at 3 p.m. at Thursday Baptist church near Manchester with Rev. Oscar Fuller of Woodbury officiating. The Thornton Funeral Home had charge of plans.
               
Clay, Mary Lou Riley
Jackson Progress-Argus, June 17, 1948.
Mrs. Mary L. Clay Claimed by Death.
     Mrs. Mary Lou Clay, resident of Manchester but visiting relatives here, died at 4:30 Friday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Eddie Fuller, at Flovilla. She had been sick several weeks.
     Mrs. Clay, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Riley of Manchester, was a member of the Baptist church.
     Funeral services were held at Manchester Saturday at 3:30. Thornton Funeral Home was in charge of plans.
     Survivors are her husband; five daughters, Mrs. Irvin Coe, Mrs. C. W. Fuller, Mrs. Eddie B. Fuller, Mrs. J. D. Fuller, all of Flovilla; Mrs. J. T. Daniel of Alabama two sons, W. H. and C. M. Clay of Manchester.

Clay, Myrtice A.
Jackson Progress Argus 25 Sept. 1975
Mrs. M. Clay Died Sept.16th
     Mrs. Myrtice A Clay of Los Angeles, California, native of Indian Springs and a former resident of Atlanta, died Tuesday, 16th.
     Funeral service held Friday morning September 19th, at 11:30 o'clock at Spring Hill in Atlanta. Dr. Monroe F. Swilley, Jr. officiating. Interment was in Crest Lawn Cemetery.
     Mrs. Clay is survived by a daughter, Mrs. R Miller Wynburn, Los Angeles, Calif.; Mrs. Ossie Arnold and a brother, H. Arnold, both of Lake Worth, Fla.
     Pallbearers were Raymond James, Dr. Colletti, Eddie Bill Smith, Ian Smith, Judge Thomas L. Camp, Regenstein Brannon Robert Lesesne, and Dr. George Fuller.

Clay, Willie Mae Amy
Jackson Progress Argus 21 Nov 1990
     Mrs. Willie Mae Amy Clay, 76, of 3174 Pheasant Drive in Atlanta died Nov. 13 at Crawford W. Long Hospital.
     The funeral was held Saturday, Nov. 17, at Free For All Baptist Church in Decatur, with Dr. W. J. Stafford officiating. Burial was in Monte Vista Cemetery in Atlanta.
     Mrs. Clay was born in Monticello, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Son Johnson. She was a member of St. James AM.E. Church in Monticello and served on the mother board.
     Survivors include her daughter, Hattie Stafford of Atlanta; sons, Luther Clay of Atlanta, and Franklin Clay of Colorado Springs, Colo.; sister, Leatha Allen of Atlanta; son-in-law. Dr. W. J . Stafford of Atlanta; grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
     Trimier - Jackson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Clayton, Johnny
Jackson Progress Argus 14 Mar 1990
     Johnny Clayton of 336 W. Trinity Place, Milledgeville, died March 6.
     The funeral was held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Lilly Hill Baptist Church in Atlanta with the Rev. G. B. Marignay officiating. Burial was in Anderson Cemetery.
     Mr. Clayton, formerly of Jackson, is survived by his mother, Helen Nelms; father, Paul Freeman; sister, Helen Gary; brother, Donald Clayton; the Byanes and Freeman families.
     Trimier - Jackson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Clayton, Nellie Ruth
Jackson Progress Argus 07 Mar 1984
     Mrs. Nellie Ruth Clayton, 79, of 383 Rock St., Atlanta died Feb. 25 at Grady Hospital following a brief illness. Mrs. Clayton was born in Butts County, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brown. She was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church in Jenkinsburg.
     Survivors include a son, Willie Lewis Watson of Atlanta; granddaughters, Willie R. Buchanna and Evelyn Watson, both of Atlanta grandsons, Fred Carter and Scott Carter, both of Atlanta; sisters, Annie Brown of Atlanta and Rosa Akins of Jenkinsburg; brothers Raymond Brown of Atlanta and Charlie Brown of Pittsburgh, Pa.; several nieces and nephews.
     Services were held Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Free-For-All Baptist Church in Atlanta with the Rev. W. J. Stafford officiating. Burial was in the Shiloh cemetery in Jenkinsburg.
     Trimier-Jackson Funeral Services was in charge of arrangements.

Clem, Cindy
Jackson Progress Argus 29 Jul 1981
Memorial Service For Mrs. Clem
     Private graveside services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock in Woodlawn Cemetery in Eastman for Mrs. Cindy Clem, 22, of Eastman, with Rev. James Merriman officiating.
     Mrs. Clem died Sunday in an Augusta hospital from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
     A native of Pittsburgh, Pa., Mrs. Clem had lived in Eastman for the past five
years. She was an employee of Southern Bell in Dublin and a member of the
Eastman Congregational Jehovah's Witness.
     Survivors include her husband, Mitch Clem of Eastman; parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Sallows of Jackson; two aunts and two uncles.
     A memorial service for Mrs. Clem will be held at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday in the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witness in Jackson.
     Stokes-Sutherland Funeral Home of Eastman was in charge of funeral arrangements.

Clemans, Calvin
Jackson Progress Argus 07 Oct 1971
Man Killed As Truck Overturns
     Butts County registered its second traffic death in less than a week Thursday afternoon, September 30th, when Calvin Clemans, 45, of Route 2, McDonough, was apparently instantly killed and his son, Tommy Nolley, 16, of the same address, was seriously injured when the large pulpwood truck loaded with logs and driven by Clemans, struck the Yellow Water Creek bridge on Route 16 and overturned when it struck a culvert while traveling in the direction of Monticello. Both men were trapped in the demolished and overturned cab for about two hours.
     The accident was investigated by Troopers Tom Raines and J. B. Tuggle of the Griffin State Patrol and by Butts County Deputy Billy Leverette.
     The accident occurred about 2:15 o'clock when the two McDonough men were proceeding to Monticello with a load of pulpwood. There was some evidence, not wholly substantiated, that the pulpwood truck was sideswiped slightly by another truck, a tractor trailer type, on or near the Yellow Water Creek bridge which may have caused Clemans to lose control, run off the road, and hit the culvert and overturn. If the accident occurred under these circumstances, the unknown truck driver did not stop. It was reported that red paint was found on the front fender of the white, two-ton pulpwood truck, which led investigators to believe that the truck might have been brushed by another vehicle.
     Butts County Coroner John Sherrell, who was on the scene of the accident within minutes, stated Friday that C. M. Tomlin, widely known restauranteur of this area, was enroute to Jackson from his place of business across the river in Jasper County and came upon the scene of the accident while a cloud of dust still enveloped the wrecked truck and while the wheels were still spinning. He told Mr. Sherrell that he did not meet a truck from his restaurant site to the scene of the of the accident which would lead one to conclude that if another truck was involved it probably turned left on the paved Stark-Big Dam Road and was not seen by Mr. Tomlin.
     Four wreckers, law enforcement officers, volunteers, and wrecker attendants worked for almost two hours in an attempt to free the dead victim and his son from the crumpled cab. Acetylene torches could not be used because of the danger of fire from spilled gasoline which made the rescue work more difficult. Finally the wreckage was pulled apart enough to allow a chain to be put around Cleman's body and with the aid of workers with crow bars and others tugging at the body as it was being pulled by a wrecker, the body was eventually extricated. It is believed that Clemans died instantly from massive head injuries. Once his body was removed, it was only a matter of five to eight minutes before Nolley was pulled from the same side of the cab as was his father. He was rushed to Sylvan Grove Hospital where it was determined that he suffered possible broken ribs, cuts and bruises. The accident tied up traffic on Route 16 for about two hours while rescue attempts were being made. The injured youth never lost consciousness and directed rescuers as best he. could. On Friday night, September 24th, Thomas Ray Beeland, 31, was killed near Flovilla when the car he was driving in the direction of Jackson overturned, throwing him out and inflicting critical injuries to which he succumbed before he reached Sylvan Grove Hospital.

Clements, John Alton
Jackson Progress Argus 21 Sep 1994
     John Alton Clements, 78, of Conyers died Fri., Sept. 16.
     Funeral services were held Sun., Sept. 18, in Haisten's chapel in Jackson with Rev. Reece Sanders officiating. Interment was in the Macedonia Baptist Church cemetery in Jackson.
     Mr. Clements was retired from MARTA in Atlanta and was a member of the MARTA Retiree Club. He was a Mason and attended the Zion Baptist Church in Conyers and the Emanuel Sunday school class.
     Survivors include wife, Christine Little Clements of Conyers; daughter, Lynn Clements of Atlanta; step-son, Roland Lee of Jackson; step-daughters, Charlotte Thomas of Alamo, Janice Ray of Rhine and Donna Bowling of Warner Robins; sisters, Shellie Adams of Sharpsburg, Ruby Sadtler of Brunswick, Nettie Thomas of Alamo and Thelma Smith of Towns; six stepgrandchildren; one step-great grandchild; and several nieces and nephews.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Clements, Marcus A. Jr.
(See Taylor, John)

Clendenin, Edna Aline Tosh
Jackson Progress Argus 29 Aug 1974
Kentucky Burial For Mrs. Clendenin
     Mrs. Edna Aline Tosh Clendenin 49, of 110 College St., Jackson, died Saturday morning, August 24, at Martin General Hospital at Ft. Benning following three years of declining health.
     Mrs. Clendenin had spent about six weeks in Martin General Hospital and a short time in Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, D.C. for tests and observation. She had returned to the Ft. Benning facility at the time of her death.
     She was born September 20, 1924 in Horse Cave, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Mr. Guy O'Neal Tash and Mrs. Ruth Estelle Tosh. She was the wife of James Clendenin, a retired CM Sgt. of the U.S.A.F., who is presently employed at the Jackson Diagnostic Center as a Correctional Lieutenant. Mr. and Mrs. Clendenin and daughter Miss Jerri Clendenin, came to Jackson about three years ago upon his retirement from the Air Force.
     Funeral Services were conducted Monday, August 26, at 1:00 from ,the chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home with interment Tuesday, August 27, at 2:00 in Horse Cave, Kentucky. Sherrell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
     Mrs. Clendenin is survived by her husband, James Clendenin of Jackson; a son, James Allen Clendenin, Sanger, Calif.; a daughter, Miss Jerri Clendenin of Jackson; sister, Mrs. Jayne Tosh Young of Nashville, Tenn.

Clendenin, James Arthur
Jackson Progress Argus 12 Nov 1980
Clendenin Rites Held Tuesday
     Funeral services for James Arthur Clendenin, 59, were held Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home in Barnesville. Chaplain Ben Wright and Rev. Horace Sheffield officiated and interment was in Lamar Memory Gardens.
     Mr. Clendenin, a native of Ossian, Ind., have lived in Barnesville since September.
     He was a retired captain of the guards for the Diagnostic Center in Jackson. He was a retired Air Force veteran and was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Presbyterian Church.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Myrtice Emmett Piper Clendenin of Barnesville; a son, Jim Clendenin of Diner Point, Calif.; a daughter, Miss Jerry Clendenin of Alamogordo, N.M.; two step-daughters, Mrs. Sylvia Weldon of Griffin and Mrs. Gail Hood of Cedartown; and six step-grandchildren.
                    
Cleveland, Allen
Jackson Progress Argus 26 May 1938
Allen Cleveland, 84 Claimed By Death
     The death of Mr. Allen Cleveland, 84 years of age, well known citizen of the Old Bethel community, occurred Sunday morning at 9:30. He had been in declining health for some time and seriously ill for several days.
     Mr. Cleveland was born in Henry county a son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Cleveland, early settlers of this section. He had spent most of his life in Butts county, and was a
member of Philippi church in Henry county.
     He is survived by his wife, who previous to her marriage was Miss Dewberry, of Tennessee; six sons, J. C., J. V. and Frank Cleveland, Griffin; James, Marshall and Allen Cleveland, Jackson; two daughters, Mrs. Levi Heath, Jackson, and Miss Anna Cleveland, Griffin; one sister, Mrs. Sallie Fincher, Griffin. He is also survived by six children by a former marriage: Misses Maggie and May Cleveland and Clifford Cleveland, Atlanta; Claude Cleveland, Texas; Mrs. Mattie Pinkham and Charlie Cleveland, of Mississippi. He is also survived by several grandchildren.
     Funeral services were held at County Line Baptist Church Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock, and interment was in the churchyard.

Cleveland, Ben
Jackson Progress Argus 12 Oct 1950
Ben Cleveland Taken By Death
     Ben Cleveland, 68, member of an old and prominent family of Indian Spring died Friday in Milledgeville
     Grave side services were held at the Indian Springs cemetery Saturday at 3:30 p. m. Rev. Gaither Briggs officiated and burial was in the family lot with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements
     Mr. Cleveland was a son of Jesse Cleveland and Mrs. Susie Collier Cleveland, member of family long active in the business and cultural life of Indian Springs. During an active career he was connected with the Wigwam Hotel at Indian Springs, operated the casino and also was connected with other hotels throughout the state and South. For several years he resided in Jackson and was connected with several firms here.
     A member of the Baptist church, Mr. Cleveland possessed a pleasing personality and made friends easily.
     Survivors include cousins, George C. Smith, Atlanta; Miss Louise Smith librarian in the Fitzgerald public library; Mrs. B. C. Collier of Allentown, Pa. and Mrs. David Mar-

Cleveland, Benjamin O'Dell
Jackson Progress Argus 05 Nov 1986
     Benjamin O'Dell Cleveland, 75, of Route 2, Locust Grove,died Saturday afternoon at the Griffin-Spalding Hospital
     The funeral was held Monday at 2 p.m. at the Second Baptist Church in Jackson. The Rev. Lannie Smith officiated, and burial was in the Locust Grove cemetery.
     Mr. Cleveland was a lifelong resident of Henry County, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cleveland.
     He was a retired farmer, a school bus driver in Henry County for more than 25 years, and a member of the Second Baptist Church in Jackson. His wife, Willie Ruth Singley Cleveland, died Jan. 20,1982.
     Survivors include three daughters, Jo Ann Norton and Gloria Garland, both of Locust Grove, and Patricia Darley of McDonough; seven grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; several nephews and nieces.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Cleveland, Frances
  The Jackson Progress-Argus March 28, 1924
Little Girl Yields To Death Monday A.M.
     Friends of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Cleveland, of Henry county, regret to know of the death of their six year old daughter, Frances, which occurred Monday morning. Death was due to bronchial pneumonia and followed a complication of measles and whooping cough. Funeral services were held Tuesday.

Cleveland, J. C.
Jackson Progress Argus 25 May 1983
     J. C. Cleveland of 928 N. Ninth St., Griffin died Sunday morning at Griffin-Spalding Hospital.
     Mr. Cleveland was born in Honeygrove, Miss., and had lived in Griffin for most of his life. He was a member of the Highland Baptist Church and owned and operated Cleveland's Grocery on North Ninth Street.
     Mr. Cleveland is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elise Dove Cleveland; daughter, Mrs. Geraldine Crowder of Griffin; stepdaughter, Mrs. Jeanette Holaso of Honolulu, Hawaii; stepson, Gene Burgess of Griffin; sister, Mrs. Anna Maddox of Marietta; brothers, Frank L. Cleveland of Griffin; James Cleveland of Jenkinsburg; J. W. Cleveland of Macon and Allen Cleveland of Gainesville; three grandchildren, five step-grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
     Funeral services were held Tuesday at DeVotie Baptist Church. The Rev. Woodrow Hart and the Rev. Swain Poole officiated. Entombment was in Oak Hill Mausoleum.
     McDonald's Chapel was in charge of arrangements.

Cleveland, Jere
  Middle Georgia Argus February 21, 1888
     With reluctance, we chronicle the death of Mr. Jere Cleveland. He died on the 16th inst., at his father's residence at Indian Springs. Mr. Cleveland was just verging into manhood when the icy hand of death him as its victim. He was quite an intelligent young man, and for sometime had been connected _____ in Atlanta, though his health became so bad that he was obliged to offer his resignation, which he did, and came home to die. Now, in the hour of sorrow we join the family in deepest sorrow.

Cleveland, Jesse F.
  Middle Georgia Argus August 14, 1888
     Mr. Jesse F. Cleveland, an aged and respected citizen of Indian Springs died last week. In his younger days he possessed considerable wealth, the greater portion of which he lost during the war. Mr. Cleveland's life was, in many respects eventful, and no less useful.

Cleveland, Joseph T.
Jackson Progress Argus 04 May 1978
Body Of Murder Suspect Is Found In Ocmulgee River
     A Jonesboro man whom authorities said was a suspect in the slayings of two Clayton County women was found in the Ocmulgee River near the river bridge Tuesday, April 25, an apparent murder victim himself.
     Sheriff Billy Leverette said the body of Joseph T. Cleveland, 29, of a Jonesboro address, was pulled from the Ocmulgee River about 3:30 last Tuesday afternoon after a passerby reported to the Sheriff's Department he had spotted an object in the river which looked like a body.
     According to Leverette Cleveland had been shot in the back of the head, his body put In a sleeping bag bound with a heavy logging chain and with bricks tied to his feet.
     He estimated Cleveland had been dead for three to four months, but he said the state crime lab has not determined the exact length of time.
     Cleveland had been the object of an intensive search since December, 1977, when Betty Joe Efflin and Liddy Mathew Evans were found dead in the Flint River in Fayette County. Both women had been shot and their bodies weighted with bricks, according to authorities.
     The Fayette and Clayton county police departments have been working with the Butts County Sheriff's Department on the investigation as have the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the state crime lab.

Cleveland, Lloyd, Colonel
Jackson Progress Argus May 8 1931
Prominent Griffin Lawyer Passed Away on Saturday
     The death of Colonel Lloyd Cleveland, prominent Griffin attorney and one of the best known public men in the state, occurred at his home Saturday morning. He was a member of the firm of Cleveland & Goodrich, well known attorneys, and had filled many positions of trust and responsibility.
     Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon and interment was in Oak Hill cemetery.

Cleveland, Lonnie Jackson
Jackson Progress-Argus 18 May 1934
Lonnie J. Cleveland, Jr. Is Victim of Pneumonia
     Mr. and Mrs. L. J . Cleveland have the sympathy of friends in the death of their four-year-old son, Lonnie Jackson Cleveland, Jr., which occurred Friday night at 7 o'clock. Death was due to pneumonia.
     The little boy is survived by his parents, one sister, Jane; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clarke, of Blakely, Ga., and grandmother, Mrs. W. J . Cleveland. The father of the boy is manager of the Pepperton baseball team and an influential citizen in that community.
     Funeral services were held at Pepperton church Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with Rev. R. B. Harrison officiating. Relatives and friends showed their esteem by many lovely floral offerings. Interment was in the Pepperton cemetery.

Cleveland, Marshall Howard
Jackson Progress August 04 May 1950
M. H. Cleveland Funeral Friday
     Funeral services for Marshall Howard Cleveland, 33, whose body was found on highway 16 near the Pepperton cemetery at 10 p. m. April 26, were held at Macedonia church Friday at 4. p. with Rev. A. L. Spinks officiating. Burial was in the church yard and Haisten Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
     The pallbearers were Grover Kitchens, Albert Jefferies, Richard Mitchell, Thomas Lee James, Robert Hardy, Onree Kitchens.
     Beside the body was a shotgun and a wound in the left chest and the verdict of the coroner's jury was that the wound was self inflicted.
     Son of Allen Cleveland of Henry county and Melvina Dewberry Cleveland of Tennessee, he was born in Mississippi but had been employed by the Pepperton Cotton Mills for some time.
     Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Bertha Jefferies Cleveland; six daughters, Carolyn, Margaret, Dorothy Sarah, Martha Sue, Bonnie Lou; two sons, Jerrell and Thomas; two sisters, Mrs. Trudie Maye Heath, Jackson and Mrs. Rosenna Maddox of Griffin; five brothers, J. C. and Frank of Griffin; J. W. of Macon ; Allen of Gainesville and James Cleveland of Jackson.
     
Cleveland, Mary J. Bennett
  Jackson Progress April 29, 1921
Mrs. Mary J. Cleveland Passed Away April 22.
     At the advanced age of 75, Mrs. Mary Jane Cleveland passed away at her home at Jenkinsburg early Friday morning, April 22. She had not been well recently and death was attributed to the infirmities of old age.
     Mrs. Cleveland had a large number of friends over the county to whom her death brought genuine regret. She was a member of Sandy Creek church and was an excellent Christian character. Her many sterling traits endeared her to all with whom she came in contact.
     Funeral services were held at Old Bethel church Saturday morning at 11 o'clock. Rev. Mr. Henderson assisted by Rev. Mr. Elliott, conducted the services and interment was in the church yard.
     Surviving Mrs. Cleveland are her step-mother, Mrs. Fannie Bennett, one brother, Mr. C. R. Bennett, and one sister, Mrs. K. J. Thaxton, all of Butts county.

Cleveland, Mary P.
Jackson Progress-Argus 3 May 1935
     The death of Miss Mary P. Cleveland, widely beloved resident of Indian Springs, occurred early Sunday morning and resulted after a critical illness of several weeks and a period of declining health of several months. Her death followed closely that of her aunt, Miss Lulah Elizabeth Collier, whose passing on April 25 brought sorrow to her friends.
     Miss Cleveland's health began to fail in the summer of the past year, and for several weeks her condition had caused concern to the family and a host of friends. A life long resident of Indian Springs, where she was born December 31, 1857, Miss Cleveland was one of the esteemed residents of that community. She was a daughter of Jesse Franklin Cleveland, a fine, aristocratic gentlemen from Greenville, S. C , and Mary Collier Cleveland, of Indian Springs. They lived on an estate, known as Bagstock, two miles out from Indian Springs on the present highway. After the death of her parents she made her home with Misses Carrie and Lulah Collier at Rockcastle.
     Miss Cleveland was greatly beloved in her community and church and family and was useful wherever she was, and hosts of friends are made sad at her going.
     Surviving Miss Cleveland is a brother, Mr. Ben Cleveland; two aunts, Miss Carrie P. Collier, of Indian Springs, and Mrs. M. S. Smith, of Fitzgerald, and other relatives.
     Funeral services, duplicating those of her aunt, Miss Lulah Collier, were held at the home Monday afternoon at 2:30, with Rev. R. B. Harrison and Rev. Walter S. Adams, of Madison, officiating. The pallbearers were Wright Watkins, B. A. Wright, Dan Hoad, R. J. Carmichael, A. F. White and Ellis Smith. Favorite hymns were sung by a quartette consisting of Mrs. S. H. Thornton, Mrs. R. P. Sasnett, Mr. R. P. Sasnett and Mr. M. O. McCord. The lovely floral offerings were an evidence of the love of relatives and friends.
     The body was laid to rest in the Indian Springs cemetery, the grave being almost opposite that of Miss Lulah Collier.
     
Cleveland, Meldia Duberry
Jackson Progress-Argus, January 16, 1958
Mrs. Cleveland Buried Saturday at County Line
     Funeral services for Mrs. Meldia Duberry Cleveland, 84, who died Thursday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. L. D. Heath, in Jackson, were held Saturday afternoon at the County Line Baptist Church in Butts county with the Rev. T. J. Thaxton and the Rev, Woodrow Hart officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery. McDonald Funeral Home of Griffin was in charge of arrangements.
     A native of Selma, Ala., Mrs. Cleveland had lived in Butts and Spalding counties for the past 42 years. She was the widow of the late James A. Cleveland.
     Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Gilmore Hurst, of Hickory, Miss.; Mrs. Levie D. Heath of Jackson; Mrs. Earl Maddox of Atlanta; six sons, Willie Blackshire of Oklahoma; J. C. Cleveland of Griffin; J. W. Cleveland, Macon; Frank Cleveland of Griffin; James Cleveland of Jackson; Allen Cleveland of Gainesville; 47 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.

Cleveland, Michelle
Jackson Progress Argus 11 Dec 1975
Cleveland Infant Buried Sunday
     Little Michelle Cleveland, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cleveland of Jackson, died Friday afternoon at Columbus Medical Center.
     Graveside services were conducted Sunday afternoon at three o'clock at Worth Baptist Church cemetery with the Rev. Clarage Tucker officiating. Haisten Funeral Home was in charge arrangements.
     Survivors in addition to her parents, include parental grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James Cleveland of Jackson; maternal grandparent, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Jenkins of Forsyth; great-grandmothers, Mrs. J. H. Jenkins and Mrs. Grover Faulkner both of Forsyth.

Cleveland, Ricky Dan
Jackson Progress Argus 15 Apr 1971
Ricky Cleveland Died After Brief Illness
     Mr. Ricky Dan Cleveland, 17 year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Cleveland of Jenkinsburg, died at 5:10 o'clock Thursday afternoon, April 8th, in the Macon Hospital after a brief illness. He had been admitted to Macon Hospital earlier in the afternoon but had been a patient in the Jasper Memorial Hospital before being transferred to Macon.
     Because of persistent rumors that Mr. Cleveland died from hepatitis, both members of his family and school authorities wish to state that his death was attributed to a virus that attacked his heart and that no hepatitis was involved whatsoever.
     Mr. Cleveland was born September 14, 1953 in Butts County to Mr. James H. Cleveland and Mrs, Eunice Faulkner Cleveland of Jenkinsburg. He was a tenth grade student at Jackson High School.
     Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon at three o'clock from the Worthville Baptist Church with Rev. Ben Stone, Rev. Wendell Banks and Rev. Argin Floyd officiating. Interment was in Worthville Baptist Church Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Cleveland is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James H. Cleveland of Jenkinsburg; five sisters, Mrs. Doris Barnes of Jackson, Mrs. Betty Hall of East Point, Mrs. Linda Smith, Mrs. Patsy Talley and Miss Barbara Cleveland, all of Huntsville, Alabama; four brothers, Ed Cleveland and Jerry Cleveland, both of Jackson, Rovell Cleveland of Tucker, Jimmy Cleveland of Hamilton, Ohio and a grandmother Mrs. Grover Faulkner of Forsyth.

Cleveland, Russell, Jr.
Jackson Progress Argus 16 Aug 1973
Mr. Cleveland Died On August 7th
     Funeral services for Russell Cleveland, Jr., 46, of 475 Hill St., S. E., Atlanta, brother of Mrs. Cary Lynch of Jackson were conducted at one o'clock Thursday afternoon at Ward's Chapel with interment in Crest Lawn Memorial Park. Ward's Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Cleveland died Tuesday, August 7th. He was a security officer with the Wells Fargo division of Baker Industries Inc. and was a member of E. A. Minor Lodge F&AM.
     Mr. Cleveland is survived by two sons, R. Thomas Cleveland of Decatur and Johnny Cleveland of Conyers; two daughters, Miss Tracy Cleveland of Conyers and Mrs. Jackie Travis of Germany; one brother, Charles Smith of Decatur; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Wolfe of Decatur and Mrs. Cary Lynch of Jackson.
          
Cleveland, Susan F. Mrs.
  Middle Georgia Argus October 27, 1891
Memorium.
     Died at Indian Springs, Oct. 19th Mrs. Susie F. Cleveland. Truly did she die in the beauty of holiness. A pure consecrated Christian she lived and died a holy resigned death. She had been an invalid for several months and never was a murmur of dissatisfied expression heard to escape her lips, bur perfect resignation to her Master's will. She was interested in every good cause and foremost in deeds of charity and church work. In the ladies prayer meetings she was a faithful worker, and many of her church members will ever remember the low soft voice as she pleaded at the throne of grace that others might be to salvation. She was so earnest and so consecrated. Such a Christian life and example is a lasting heritage to her family, church and community.
A FRIEND.

Cleveland, W. J. Mrs.
Jackson Progress Argus 23 Feb 1950
Mrs. Cleveland Taken By Death
     Mrs. W. J. Cleveland, 76 years of age, beloved resident of Locust Grove, died in an Atlanta hospital Friday night after an extended illness. S
     She was active in the religious and social life of her community and had a wide circle of friends.
     Funeral services were held at the County Line church Sunday at 3 p. m. with Rev. Gaither Briggs officiating. Interment was in Bersheba cemetery with D. T. Carmichael & Son in charge of arrangements.
     Survivors are ten children, W. W. and Odell Cleveland of Locust Grove; Mrs. H. D. Rosser and Mrs. T. E. Burnside of Hapeville; Mrs. Marvin L. Davis and Lonnie G. Cleveland of Avondale Estates; George W. Cleveland of Fort Benning; Mrs. Grady Denham of Griffin; Mrs. James Watkins of Richmond, Va.; Mrs. Morris Williams of Jackson; 17 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

Cleveland, W. W., Sr.
Jackson Progress Argus 09 Aug 1973
Mr. Cleveland Died Aug. 2nd At Emory
     Mr. W. W. Cleveland, Sr., 81, of Locust Grove, died Thursday, August 2nd, at Emory University Hospital following a brief illness.
     Born March 22, 1892 in Henry County, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Walter Jackson Cleveland, both of Henry County. He was a widely known retired farmer of the Locust Grove area.
     Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon at three o'clock from County Line Baptist Church with Rev. C. G. Johnston and Rev. Douglas Karius officiating. Interment was in the churchyard cemetery with D. T. Carmichael & Son, Inc. in charge . of arrangements.
     Mr. Cleveland is survived by his wife; three sons, W. E. Cleveland, T. W. Cleveland and W. W. Cleveland, Jr., all of Locust Grove; three sisters, Mrs. Mattie Lou Davis of Avondale Estates, Mrs. Margaret Rosser of Hapeville and Mrs. Elizabeth Williams of Jackson; three brothers, George W. Cleveland of Columbus, L.J. Cleveland of Avondale Estates and B.D. Cleveland of Locust Grove; nine grandchildren; four great grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
     Grandsons served as pallbearers.

Cleveland, Willie Ruth Singley
Jackson Progress Argus 27 Jan 1982
     Mrs. Willie Ruth Singley Cleveland of Route 2, Locust Grove, died early Wednesday morning at Sylvan Grove Hospital after an apparent heart attack.
     A native of Butts County, Mrs. Cleveland was the daughter of the late William Henry Singley and Jennie Eugenia McClure Singley.
     She was a member of the Second Baptist Church of Jackson.
     Survivors are her husband, O'Dell Cleveland; three daughters, Mrs. Joanne Rosser, Mrs. Gloria Collins, both of' Locust Grove, and Mrs. Patricia Darby of' McDonough; two sisters, Miss Nellie Singley and Mrs. Lucille Cook of Jackson; two brothers, Lenard Singley and Elwood Singley of Jackson; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
     Funeral services were conducted Sunday at 3 P.M. at the Second Baptist Church with the Rev. Charlie Howell and Dr. Durwood Cason officiating. Burial was in the Locust Grove Cemetery.
     Pallbearers were Mrs. Cleveland's grandsons, Barry Collins, Clark Darby, Joe Dean Rosser, Chipper Gardner, Jimmy Hodges, and Bill Kitchens.
     Haisten Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Clifton, Sallie Mae Ashley
Jackson Progress Argus 16 Mar 1983
     Mrs. Sallie Mae Ashley Clifton, 81, of Forsyth, formerly of Butts County, died Saturday at the Monroe County Hospital in Forsyth.
     Mrs. Clifton was born in Claborn County, Alabama, daughter of the late Phillip Ashley
and Mrs. Emma Harper Ashley. She was the widow of Clem Clifton.
     Survivors include sons, Phillip E. Clifton of Jonesboro, Frank Clifton of Morrow, and Worth Clifton of Macon; daughters, Mrs. Sara Brown of Macon and Mrs. Opal Belnap of Forsyth; sisters, Mrs. Mamie Laster of Franklin, Mrs. Ethel Harris of Macon, and Mrs. Thelma Harris of LaGrange; 20 grandchildren, 33 great- grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild.
     Services were held Monday at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home with the Rev. Bill Britt and the Rev. Kenneth Parham officiating. Burial was in the Jackson city cemetery.
     Sherrell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Clowers, Neal
(See Foster, Sylvester)

Clowes, Sol
  The Jackson Progress-Argus August 6, 1915
Negro Man Was Killed Sunday Near Jackson.
     Sol Clowes, aged about 40, was shot and instantly killed Sunday afternoon by the 14 year old boy of Sallie Grubbs. All parties are colored. The trouble occurred on the farm of Joe Bell near the Butts-Spalding line.
     Clowes's and the Grubbs woman had a falling out and the man attacked the woman with an iron bar, knocking her teeth out. In attempting to help his mother a 12 year old boy survived an ugly gash _______. After cutting the young boy, Clowes again attacked the woman and it was then that the elder of the boys secured a shot gun and fired at the negro desperado at close range, tearing a hole through his body.
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Clupper, Forrest Leonard, Sr.
Jackson Progress Argus 18 Jul 1979
Clupper Rites Held Sunday
     Funeral services for Mr. Forrest Leonard Clupper, Sr., 71, of Route 3, Jackson were conducted Sunday afternoon at three o'clock from the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with the Rev. Joan Gray and Rev. Bill Satterwhite officiating. Interment was in the Fellowship Presbyterian Church cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Clupper died Friday afternoon at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta where he had been a patient for the past three weeks.
     He was a native of Indiana. He and Mrs. Clupper lived in Atlanta for about 25 years prior to moving to Butts County several years ago. He was a service engineer for the Carrier Corporation before retiring in 1973. He was a member of the Fellowship Presbyterian Church where he had served as an elder.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Helen Thaxton Clupper of Jackson; two sons, Mr. Robert P. Clupper of Stockbridge and Mr. Forrest L. Clupper, Jr. of Jonesboro; two sisters, Mrs. Harry Butler of Indianapolis, Ind. and Mrs. Andrew Holland of Bowling Green, Ky.; two brothers, Mr. Lewis Clupper of Bowling Green, Ky. and Mr. Milford Clupper of Murfreesboro, Tenn.; four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers were Cecil Adams, Bub Ridgway, Billy Ridgeway, Johnny Colwell, Oscar Weaver, Jr., and John Hall.
     Honorary pallbearers were J. R. Carmichael, Levi Hurt, S. B. Kinard, O. Sid Watts, Gilbert Stacy, and A. A. Masse.
     
Coan, Martha Miss
  The Jackson Progress-Argus February 17, 1928
Miss Martha Coan Passed Away Sunday, February 12.
     Scores of friends throughout Henry county and elsewhere were saddened at the death of Mrs. Margaret Coan, 66 years of age, which occurred at the home of her brother, Mr. J. T. Coan, of Locust Grove Sunday morning at 3:30 'clock. She had been seriously ill for several weeks but had seemed better the past few days and her death was unexpected. She suffered from pneumonia and other complications.
     For the past two years she had resided in Jackson with her niece, Mrs. E. Z. Carter. She was held in affectionate esteem by a host of friends, was a devout church worker, a woman of broad sympathies. For many years she had been a consistent member of Philadelphia church and was one of its strongest supports when health permitted.
     Funeral services were held Monday morning at 10 o'clock at Philadelphia church. The services were in charge of her pastor, Rev. Mr. Timberlake. Interment was in the church cemetery.
     She is survived by one brother, Mr. J. T. Coan, of Locust Grove; one sister, Mrs. W. F. Hillery, of Oxford, also many nieces and nephews.

Coates, Robert Alton
Jackson Progress Argus 03 Jul 1985
     Robert Alton Coates 61 of 410 W. McIntosh Road, Brooks, died June. 25 at his residence.
     Survivors include his wife Syrell Snipes Coates daughter, Carol Jane Barfield of Books; mother, Eva Chappell Coates of Jackson; sister, Adell Reagan of Stonewall, Miss.; brother, John D. Coates of Orchard Hill.
     The funeral was held Thursday in the. chapel of Woodlawn Funeral Home in Griffin; Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery.
     
Cochran, Abner Mickleberry
Jackson Progress Argus 10 Apr 1969
Freak Mishap Takes Life Of A. M. Cochran
     Mr. Abner Mick Cochran, 68, of Route 1, Jackson, widely known resident of the Worthville Community, died Sunday morning at 10:10 o'clock in Macon Hospital from a gunshot wound in the abdomen suffered late Saturday afternoon when a 22 caliber rifle in a pick-up truck was accidently discharged in the cab by the two and a half year old twin sons of Mr. and Mrs. Neil Earnhart.
     According to Butts County Coroner John Sherrell, who investigated the freak and tragic mishap, Neil Earnhart, his sons, and Curry Cawthon had driven to the home of Mr. Cochran to discuss the purchase of a fish basket. Mr. Sherrell said evidence indicates that Mr. Cochran and Mr. Earnhart were standing adjacent to the pickup truck when the young boys somehow dislodged a 22 caliber rifle that was on a rack in the rear of the cab, the gun somehow inexplicably being discharged, with the bullet going through the side of the cab and piercing Mr. Cochran in the midabdomen, right side, with the course of the bullet ranging downward. Internal damage was greater than anticipated by the doctors, Mr. Sherrell said, with Mr. Cochran expiring Sunday morning. The bullet came so close to striking Mr. Earnhart that powder burns were discovered on his left arm.
     Widely known over the entire county, Mr. Cochran was the son of Mr. Jesse Franklin Cochran and Mrs. Elizabeth Folds Cochran. He was a member of the Worthville Baptist Church.
     Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at three o'clock from Worthville Baptist Church with the Rev. Ben Stone, pastor, and Rev. M. L. Holt officiating. Burial was in the churchyard cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. A. M. Cochran; a daughter, Mrs. Edna Wilkerson of Atlanta; two sons, Harold Cochran and Samuel Cochran, both of Jackson; a sister, Mrs. Rosebud Polk of Griffin; five granddaughters; several nieces and nephews.

Cochran, Clara Bragg
Jackson Progress Argus 29 Apr 1965
Mrs. Cochran Buried At Millen April 9
    Mrs. Clara Bragg Cochran, wife of P. A. Cochran of Route 2, Jackson, died April 7 at the Talmadge Memorial Hospital following surgery.
    Mrs. Cochran had been in declining health for several years, but up until her last illness she was employed by Gateway Luggage of Georgia, Inc. in Jackson. Her body was not brought back to Jackson, but carried to Millen, her hometown, where Fletcher Funeral Home had charge of arrangements. Funeral services were conducted April 9 from the Bay Branch Baptist Church in Millen.
    Survivors include her husband, P. A. Cochran; a son, Franklin Cochran, also of Jackson; a number of stepchildren.

Cochran, Clara Odessa
Jackson Progress Argus 07 Jan 1981
Cochran Rites Held Sunday
     Funeral services for Mrs. Clara Odessa Cochran of Locust Grove were held Sunday at 2 p.m. in Sardis Baptist Church with the Rev. W. N. Tarleton and Rev. Gary Rodgers officiating. Interment was in the Sardis churchyard under the direction of D.T. Carmichael & Sons.
     Survivors include three Mr. Roger Cochran of Locust Grove, Mr. James W. Cochran of Titusville, Fla. and Mr. Grover C. Cochran of Dunwoody; two sisters, Mrs. Dan Lee Jenkins of Jenkinsburg and Mrs. Estelle Hopkins of Covington; two grandchildren; two great-grand- children; several nieces and nephews.

Cochran, Dollie Martin
Jackson Progress Argus 12 Oct 1983
     Mrs. Dollie M. Cochran of Fort Valley, formerly of Butts County, died Wednesday morning, Oct. 5, at the Fort Valley Health Care Center.
     She was the widow of D. W. Cochran and was a member of Union Baptist Church in Spalding County.
     Survivors include three sisters-in-law, Mrs. Elizabeth Martin and Mrs. Rosebud Polk, both of Griffin, and Mrs. Nellie Cochran of Jackson; several nieces and nephews.
     Graveside services were held Thursday afternoon at 2:30 at County Line Baptist Church near Jenkinsburg with the Rev. Ralph Simmons of Union Baptist Church officiating.
     Rooks Funeral Home of Fort Valley was in charge of arrangements.

Cochran, Donald Grady, Sr.
Jackson Progress Argus 17 Oct 1968
D. G. Cochran Dies in Griffin
     Mr. Donald Grady Cochran Sr., 68, of 402 North 12th Street, Griffin, died early Monday morning at the Griffin-Spalding County Hospital.
     Mr. Cochran had made his home in Griffin for the past 40 years, moving there from Butts County. He was a retired employee of Thomaston Mills, Griffin Division.
     Funeral services for Mr. Cochran were held Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock in McDonald Chapel with the Rev. Allen Huckaby officiating. Burial was in Griffin Memorial Gardens.
     Mr. Cochran is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Betty Rose Crosby and Mrs. Joann Brown both of Griffin; three sons, Donald Grady Cochran, Jr. of Griffin, Winfred Marvin Cochran and S-Sgt. Carey Lee Cochran, US Army, stationed in Germany; three sisters, Miss Georgia Mae Cochran, Mrs. Bill Jenkins and Mrs. Nellie Putnam all of Griffin; two brothers, Ray Cochran of Jackson and John Cochran of Griffin; 12 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Cochran, Elizabeth (Lizzie Edith) Folds
Jackson Progress Argus 25 Feb 1943
Mrs. J. F. Cochran Claimed By Death
     The death of Mrs. Elizabeth Folds Cochran, wife of Mr. J. F. Cochran, well-known Butts county resident, occurred early Saturday in Griffin where she had been taking treatment. Death followed a long illness and was not unexpected.
     Mrs. Cochran, 67 years of age, resided between Jackson and Griffin and was widely beloved in her community.
     Funeral services were held at 2:30 Sunday afternoon at Fellowship Presbyterian church with Rev. Richard Scoggins officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery with Haisten Brothers in charge of arrangements.
     Survivors are her husband and two daughters, Mrs. D. W. Folds of Hapeville and Mrs. G. J. Cochran of Griffin; four sons, Oscar of Williamson; Dewey and Mick Cochran of Jackson and George Cochran of Birmingham, Ala.; 21 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. S. J, Plunkett of Atlanta and a sister-in-law, Mrs. W. T. Cochran of Cordele.
Cochran, Ella Wilder Goddard
Jackson Progress Argus 27 Jan 1933
Mrs. George Cochran Passed Away Saturday
     The death of Mrs. Ella Cochran, wife of Mr. George Cochran, well known Butts county farmer and business man, occurred Saturday morning at her home near the Butt Spalding county line. She suffered from influenza which developed into pneumonia. The passing of this beloved woman brought deep sorrow to hosts of friends.
     Mrs. Cochran was highly esteemed in the community in which she resided. She was a member of the Fellowship Presbyterian church and was widely beloved for her many fine qualities of character. She was 58 years old.
     Mrs. Cochran is survived by her husband and two daughters, Mrs. J. E. Letson, of Jackson, and Mrs. Ethel Maddox, of Barnesville, a brother, Mr. W. L. Wilder, of Jackson, and a half sister, Mrs. Mary McKibben, of North Carolina. Funeral services were held at Fellowship church Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with Rev. A. Julian Warner, of Thomaston, officiating. Interment was in the churchyard.

Cochran, George Mrs.
  The Jackson Argus July 21, 1899
Towaliga.
     Mrs. George Cochran died after a short illness on the 18th inst., and was buried on the following day in the cemetery at Pleasant Hill church. She had not been married over three months and the bereaved husband has our sympathies. The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away, blessed be the name of the Lord.

Cochran, George
  The Jackson Progress-Argus August 1, 1924
Negro Man Found Dead Friday A. M.
Apparently suffered from heart trouble. Coroner's inquest was held. Was about 60 years old.
     George Cochran, a negro man about 60 years old, dropped dead in his garden at his home of the end of East Third street Friday morning of the past week. A coroner's inquest was held and it was decided that he came to his death from natural causes.
     Cochran was found dead nearly where George Persons was murdered several months ago.
     Cochran had been employed on the farm of Mr. W. E. Price, it was stated.

Cochran, George W.
Jackson Progress-Argus, June 3, 1954
George Cochran Passes May 26
     George W. Cochran, native Butts county citizen who had resided in Spalding county for 27 years, died on May 26 as the result of a short illness. He was a retired farmer and operated Cochran's Grocery on the Jackson-Griffin Road until ill health forced his retirement. Mr. Cochran was a member of Fellowship Presbyterian Church.
     He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Ethel Plank of Griffin; a sister, Mrs. Nancy Cochran of Madison, Ga.; a brother, Walter Cochran of Sandersville; a number of nieces and nephews.
     Funeral services were held Thursday at 4 p.m. at the Pittman Chapel in Griffin with Burial in Oak Hill cemetery.
Cochran, Infant
Jackson Progress Argus 13 Jan 1932
Death of an Infant
     Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Cochran, of Towaliga, have the sympathy of their friends in the death of their infant son, which occurred Sunday night.

Cochran, J. W.
  Butts County Progress March 13, 1914
     Little J. W., the 8 year old son of Mrs. C. L. Cochran, of Abbyville, S. C., was burned to death, Sunday night. Mrs. Cochran is a sister of Mr. S. P. Nichols of Jackson and her friends sympathize with her in her sorrow.

Cochran, James Arnold
Jackson Progress Argus 11 Jun 1986
     James Arnold Cochran, 67, of Route 1, Flovilla, died Friday morning at his residence.
     Mr. Cochran was a native of Butts County, son of the late Pickney Cochran and Mattie Viola Willard Cochran. He was a member of the Flovilla Baptist Church and was a retired textile worker.
     Survivors include his wife, Arnease Roddick Cochran; son, James A. Cochran Jr. of Flovilla; daughter, Mary Elizabeth Duke of Flovilla; brothers, Robert Cochran and Woody Cochran, both of Sylvania; sisters, Frances Wheeler Crocker of Spartanburg, S.C., and Edna Collins of Lyons; half brother, Franklin Cochran of Jackson; nine grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; four step great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
     The funeral was held Saturday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home with the Rev. Larry Duke officiating. Burial was in the Sandy Creek Cemetery.
     Sherrell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Cochran, Jesse Franklin
Jackson Progress Argus 30 Mar 1944
Jesse F. Cochran Claimed By Death
     The death of Jesse Franklin Cochran, 76 year of age, highly esteemed resident of Butts county, occurred at the home of his son at Worthville Sunday afternoon at 4:30. He had been sick for 13 months and recently his condition was critical.
     Son of the late William Cochran and Mrs. Nancy Jester Cochran, he was connected with widely known families of this region. He was a successful farmer and had a large number of friends wherever he was known.
     Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. W. Folds of Hapeville; Mrs. G. J. Cochran of Griffin; four sons, Oscar Cochran of Williamson; Dewey and Mick Cochran of Jackson, and George Cochran of Birmingham, Ala.; one daughter-in-law, Mrs. Thomas Cochran of Cordele; a sister, Mrs. Nancy Cochran of Madison; two brothers, George Cochran of Griffin and Walter Cochran of Sandersville. He is also survived by 21 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
     Funeral services were held Tuesday at 11 a. m. at Fellowship Presbyterian church. Rev. W. H. Styles. pastor, conducted the service.
     The pallbearers were B. H. Hodges, Bennie Cook, Walter White, James Cleveland, L. H. Duke, James Cochran.
     Burial was in the churchyard with Thornton Funeral Homes in charge of arrangements.

Cochran, John Melvin, Jr.
Jackson Progress Argus 13 Oct 1993
     John Melvin Cochran Jr., 31, of Jackson died Tues., Sept. 28, as a result of injuries in a truck accident.
     Funeral services were held Fri., Oct. 1, in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Wilson officiating. Interment was in Fairview Memorial Gardens in Stockbridge.
     Mr. Cochran was born in Spalding County. He was employed by the Prestress Trucking Company in Conley.
     Survivors include Sonya Smallwood Cochran of Jackson; children Bradley Riser, Sean Riser and John Cochran, all of Jackson and Julie Cochran of Riverdale; mother and father, John and Evelyn Cochran of Alabama; grandmother Inez Cochran of Riverdale; sisters Teresa Smith of Riverdale, Lisa McEwing of Tennessee and Kim Cochran of Alabama; brother Kenneth Cochran of Riverdale; and several nieces and nephews.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Cochran, John Thomas
  The Jackson Progress-Argus July 8, 1927
Mr. J. T. Cochran Is Called By Death.
     The death of Mr. J. T. Cochran, aged 67, a well known farmer of Butts county, occurred at his home Tuesday afternoon after a several weeks' illness.
     He is survived by his wife, five daughters, Mrs. Tom Harper, Mrs. Paul Westmoreland, Mrs. Bill Jenkins, Misses Mattie Kate and Nellie Cochran, of Griffin; five sons, C. H. Cochran, of Juliette, L. H. Cochran, Oconee, T. R. Cochran, Locust Grove, Grady and J. T. Cochran, Griffin; one sister, Mrs. Nancy Cochran, Madison, and five brothers, William, J. D., Jesse, George, and W. J. Cochran, of Griffin.
     Funeral services were conducted at the home Wednesday afternoon by Rev. D. A. brindle, and interment was in the Fellowship cemetery.

Cochran, Madora Lavinia Johnson
Mrs. W. B. Cochran Claimed By Death
     Mrs. W. B. Cochran, 77 years of age, passed away Sunday night at her home in the Stark community. She had been in declining health for some time, suffering from the infirmities of age.
     A Miss Johnson of Butts county before her marriage, Mrs. Cochran had resided here all her life. She is survived by three sons, T. H. Cochran, of Jackson; W. F. Cochran, of Tomato, Ark., and P. A. Cochran, of Millen; three daughters, Mrs. Joe Holloway, Mrs. Joe Henry Hardy and Mrs. Allie Mae Singley, of Butts county. She is also survived by a brother and a sister who reside outside of Georgia.
     Funeral services were held at Fellowship church Thursday morning, with Rev. R. B. Harrison officiating, and interment was in the churchyard.

Cochran, Mildred Evelyn Alexander
Jackson Progress Argus 02 Jul 1970
Rites Today For Mrs. Chas. L. Cochran
     Mrs. Mildred Evelyn Alexander Cochran, 60, of Route 2, Jackson, died Tuesday morning, June 30th, at the Living Center of Griffin following a lengthy illness.
     She was the wife of Charles Lee Cochran, Jackson businessman and jeweler who operated a jewelry store on Keys Ferry Road and who himself is a patient at the same nursing home in Griffin in which his wife died.
     Mrs. Cochran was the daughter of Mr. Jesse Alexander and Mrs. Sally Foster Alexander of Pike County.
     Funeral services for Mrs. Cochran will be held Thursday morning at 11 o'clock from Haisten's Chapel in Jackson with the Rev. Grady H. Pitts officiating. Interment will be in Westview Cemetery in Atlanta.
     Mrs. Cochran was a member of the Jackson Church of Christ.
     Survivors include her husband, Charles Lee Cochran of Jackson; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Beulah M. Cochran, Decatur; a brother-in-law, Frank H. Cochran, West Palm Beach, Fla.; several nieces, nephews, and other relatives.

Cochran, Nancy A. Foster
The Jackson Argus Sept 6 1901
     Mrs. Fancy Cochran died at her home near McKibben, Tuesday afternoon, after a lingering illness. In her death, the community has sustained the loss of one of its noblest women. Mrs. Cochran leave a large family of children to mourn her death. Her husband passes away several years ago. The funeral occurred at Fellowship church, Rev. Henderson conducting the funeral services. The Argus extends sympathy to the bereaved.

Cochran, Nannie Dale Bishop
 Jackson Progress Argus 27 Oct 1966
Mrs. Cochran, 84, Was Buried At Fellowship
     Mrs. Nannie Bishop Cochran, 84, of 135 Spalding Street, Griffin, died early Friday morning at the Griffin-Spalding County Hospital. Mrs. Cochran suffered a fractured hip about six weeks ago and had been undergoing treatment since that time.
     A native of Butts County, Mrs. Cochran, widow of Mr. Thomas Henley Cochran, had lived in Griffin for a number of years and was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church.
     Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon, October 22nd, at three o'clock from Haisten's Chapel in Griffin with the Rev. Allen Huckaby and the Rev. S. J. Wheeler officiating. Burial was in the Fellowship Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Butts County.
    Mrs. Cochran is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Jewel Bostwick and Mrs. Ocie Cornwell, both of Griffin; two sons, T. R. Cochran and W. F. Cochran, both of Griffin; 17 grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren, and six great-great-grandchildren.

Cochran, Naomi Ruth
Jackson Progress Argus 17 Oct 1990
     Mrs. Naomi Ruth Cochran Ingram, 70, of 462 South Oak Street in Jackson died Monday evening at the Sylvan Grove Hospital emergency room after suffering a heart attack.
     The funeral was held Wednesday, Oct. 17, in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home in Jackson, with Pastor Phillip A. Underwood officiating. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery in Griffin.
     Mrs. Ingrain was a native of Whitfield County, the daughter of the late Jefferson Clyde Cochran and Fannie Marzee Lewis Cochran.
     She was employed at Westbury Medical Care Home for several years as a LPN. Mrs. Ingram was the president of the North Butts Community Club, and a member and former leader of the TOPS Club.
     Survivors include her husband. Jack Ingram of Jackson, sons and daughters-in-law, Mark and Becki Ingram of Tucker, and Kebon H. and Sharon Ingram of Jackson; daughter, Beverley Ordeneaux of Piano, Tex.; nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren; sister, Myrtle Rochelle of West Palm Beach Fla.; brother, Frazier Cochran of Ft. Payne, Ala.; and aunt, Mrs. Edis Faris of Denver, Colo.
     Haisten Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Cochran, Oscar Leon
Jackson Progress Argus 17 Jan 1961
Oscar L. Cochran Died Sunday of Heart Seizure.
     Mr. Oscar Leon Cochran, of Griffin, a native of Butts county and retired chief of police of Zebulon, died Sunday morning after apparently suffering a heart attack.
     Born in Butts county, he was a member of the Fellowship Presbyterian Church. At one time he was employed by the Rushton Mill
     Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the First Assembly of God Church with the Rev. W. R. Jones, the Rev. Clarence Jackson and the Rev. Ernest Pruiett officiating. Burial was in Oak Hill cemetery. McDonald Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
     Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. L. G. Jenkin, Mrs. W. L. Bunn and Mrs. Robert L. Stinchcomb, all of Griffin; Mrs. Leo Lipshak of Richmond, Va.; two sons, James W. Cochran and Junior Doyle Cochran, both of Griffin; a sister, Mrs. W. Roy Polk of Griffin; three brothers, George Cochran, Birmingham, Ala.; Mick Cochran and Dewey W. Cochran; both of Jackson; 15 grandchildren.

Cochran, Pinkney Arnold
Jackson Progress Argus 30 May 1974
P. A. Cochran; Buried Thursday
     Mr. Pinkney Arnold Cochran, 86, of Route 1, Jackson, died at.6:15 Tuesday evening, May 21st, at Sylvan Grove Hospital where he had been a patient for the past 12 days, prior to which he had been at Westbury Nursing Home, in Jenkinsburg.
     Mr. Cochran was born April 21, 1898 in Butts County, son of the late Mr. William Bannister Cochran and the late Mrs. Dora Levenia Johnson Cochran, both of
Butts County. He was a retired farmer and member of the Worthville Baptist Church.
     Mr. Cochran is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Eva Mae Smith of Flovilla; Mrs. Frances Wheeler of Spartanburg, South Carolina; Mrs. Edna Collins, Oak Park; four sons, Robert Cochran; Sylvania.; James Cochran, Flovilla; Woody Cochran, Woodcliff; Frankie Dean Cochran, Jackson; 21 grandchildren, 42 great-grandchildren, two sisters, Mrs. Ella Hardy, Jenkinsburg; Mrs. Allie Mae Singley, Locust Grove; one brother, W. E. Cochran of Arkansas; several nieces and nephews.
     Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock at the Bay Branch Baptist Church in Screven County near Sylvania. Rev. Ernest Lewis officiated. Interment was in the Bay Branch Church Cemetery. Haisten Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
     Grandsons served as pallbearers. They were James A. Cochran, Jr., Alfred Lee English, Larry English, Wilbur Smith, Dwight Townsend and Frank Townsend.

Cochran, Seth Adam
Jackson Progress Argus 31 Oct 1990
     Master Seth Adam Cochran, infant son of Eddie and Sheila Cochran of Covington, died October 23 at Rockdale County Hospital in Conyers.
     A graveside service was held Friday, Oct. 26, in the Sardis Baptist Church cemetery in Henry County, with the Rev. Preston Bridges officiating.
     Survivors include his parents; half brother, Jacob Cochran of Springfield, Tenn.;
grandmothers. Christine Cochran of McDonough, and Bettv Pitts of Conyers; and great grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wright of Ellenwood.
     Sherrell Funeral Home in Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Cochran, Thomas Henley
Jackson Progress-Argus, August 25, 1955
Last Rites Are Held Sunday of T. H. Cochran
     Thomas Henley Cochran, 75, a lifelong resident of Butts county, died at his home in the Towaliga District Friday afternoon of a heart attack. He was a retired farmer and a member of the Fellowship Presbyterian Church.
     Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the Fellowship Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Wade H. Bell Jr. officiating.
     Interment was in the church cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Pallbearers were W. D. Heath, Gene Harper, Hollis Moore, Thomas Cochran, Cecil Floyd and Roy Edge.
     He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nannie Bishop Cochran; two daughters, Mrs. Ocie Cornwell and Mrs. Jewel Bostwick of Griffin; two sons, Walter F. Cochran and Russell Cochran of Jackson; three sisters, Mrs. Allie Mae Singley, Mrs. Jennie Holloway, and Mrs. Ella Hardy, all of Jackson; two brothers, Pinkney Cochran of Jackson and Elmer Cochran of Arkansas; 20 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.

Cochran, Thomas Russell
Jackson Progress Argus 03 Mar 1993
     Thomas Russell Cochran of Griffin died Mon., March 1, at Westbury Medical Care Home.
     Funeral services were held Wed., March 3, in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with Rev. Mike Whaley officiating. Interment was in the Jackson City Cemetery.
     Mr. Cochran was born Oct. 13, 1909 in Henry County, son of the late Thomas Henley and Annie Bishop Cochran. He was a retired farmer and a member of the Towaliga Baptist Church in Butts County.
     Survivors include wife Bertha Mae Edge Cochran of Griffin; sons Thomas F. Cochran, Everette O. Cochran and James R. Cochran, all of Griffin, and Russel H. Cochran of Williamson; daughter Eva Mae Cobb of Homasassa, Fla.; sister Jewel Bostwick of Griffin; nine grandchildren; seven great grandchildren, four step grandchildren; 19 step great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
     Haisten Funeral Home in Jackson was in charge of arrangements.
 
Cochran, Tommie Allen Britt
Jackson Progress Argus 07 Sep 1983
     Mrs. Tommie Allen "Allie" Cochran, 73, of Route 6, Griffin, the Cochran Road in West Butts County, died Aug. 31 at Westbury Medical Care Home in Jenkinsburg where she had lived since January.
     A native of Monroe County, Mrs. Cochran was the daughter of the late John Robert Middleton Britt and the late Ophelia Edge Britt. She was a member of Fellowship Presbyterian Church and was a retired employee of American Mills.
     Survivors include her husband, Walter Cochran of Jenkinsburg; daughters, Mrs. Louise Heath and Mrs. Nera Mangham, both of Jackson, and Mrs. Lillian Anglyn of Hampton; son, Franklin Cochran of Jenkinsburg; seven grandchildren; 14 great- great grandchildren five great-great grand- children; sisters, Mrs. Audry Chastain of Thomaston, Mrs. Grace Ross of Zebulon, Mrs. Vera Smith of Dallas, Ga., and Mrs. Hedy Killingsworth of Griffin; brothers, Virgil Britt of Columbia, Tenn. and Cecil Britt of Warner Robins; many nieces and nephews.
     Services were held Friday at 2 o'clock in Haisten's Chapel with the Rev. David Schulherr and the Rev. Kirt Nesbit officiating. Burial was in Fellowship cemetery.
     Pallbearers were Tim Rutledge, Billy Heath, Dawson Heath, Derry Anglyn, Alan Anglyn, Ted Anglyn, Barry Knight, and Wade Knight.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Cochran, Vernon
  Butts County Progress March 12, 1915
Vernon Cochran Died On Last Thursday
     At the age of six years, Vernon, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Cochran, died Thursday of last week. He had been sick for some time of Kidney trouble and had other complications besides. He was a bright and promising youth and his death came as a shock to his family and a large number of friends with whom he was popular and well liked.
     The funeral was held Friday at Fellowship church and the interment was in the cemetery there. Vernon is survived by his parents, who are well known citizens of the western part of the county, several brothers and sisters.

Cochran, Walter Dewey (Jude)
Jackson Progress Argus 20 Apr 1967
Sudden Illness Tuesday Claims Walter Cochran
     Mr. Walter D. (Jude) Cochran, 68, of Route 3, Jackson, was pronounced dead on arrival at Sylvan Grove Hospital about seven o'clock Tuesday morning, the victim of an apparent heart attack. Mr. Cochran was reportedly stricken while eating breakfast at his home on the Giffin Road and was rushed to Sylan Grove Hospital by an ambulance from Griffin, but expired enroute.
     He was born in Butts County, the son of the late Mr. Jesse Cochran and Mrs. Elizabeth Folds Cochran. He was a farmer and a retired employee of The Kym Manufacturing Company. A life long resident of his native county, Mr. Cochran was a member of County Line Baptist Church.
     Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon at four o'clock at Haisten's Chapel with the Rev. Franklin McWhirter, pastor of County Line Baptist Church, officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery. Haisten Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Cochran is survived by his wife, Mrs. Dollie Martin Cochran; one sister, Mrs. Roy Polk of Griffin; one brother, A. M. Cochran of Jackson.
     Pallbearers were Dean Patrick, Ed Thaxton, Randall James, Robert Stinchcomb, Harold Cochran, and Sammy Cochran.

Cochran, William Bannister
Jackson Progress Argus 29 Aug 1930
Mr. Wm. B. Cochran Answers Death Call
     Following a long and painful illness, Mr. William B. Cochran, aged 76, died at his home near Stark Thursday morning of the past week. He suffered from cancer and his condition had been critical for several weeks. Many friends over the county are pained to learn of his passing away.
     Mr. Cochran was a well known citizen of the Stark community and was a native of the county. He was connected with a well known family of this section.
     He is survived by his wife, who was a Miss Johnson of Butts county; three daughters, Mrs. J. H. Holoway, Mrs. J. H. Hardy and Miss Allie Mae Cochran, all of Butts county; three sons, Homer Cochran, of Jackson; Elmer Cochran, of Alma, and Pinkney Cochran, of Millen; four brothers, Walter Cochran, of Washington; Jesse and George Cochran, of Jackson, and James Cochran, of Morgan county; one sister, Mrs. Nancy Cochran, of Madison, Ga.
     Funeral services were held at Fellowship church Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock, with Rev. V. O. Gentry, of the Jenkinsburg Methodist church, officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery.

Cochran, Walter Franklin
Jackson Progress Argus 05 Dec 1990
     Walter Franklin Cochran, 85, formerly of Rt. 6, Griffin, West Butts County, died Nov. 29 at the Westbury Medical Care Home in Jackson where he had lived for several years.
     The funeral services were held Dec. 1 in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with Rev. A. L. Price officiating. Interment was in the Fellowship Presbyterian Church Cemetery in West Butts County.
     Mr. Cochran was born in Butts County, the son of the late Thomas Henly Cochran and Nannie Bishop Cochran.
     He was married to Allie Britt Cochran, who died in 1983. He was a retired farmer and attended the Fellowship Presbyterian Church.
     Survivors include three daughters, Louise C. Heath and Nera Mangham of Jackson, and Lillian Anglyn of Hampton; one son, Franklin Cochran of Westbury Medical Care Home; seven grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren, and seven great great grandchildren; one brother, Thomas Russell Cochran of Griffin; one sister, Jewel Bostwick of Griffin; and several nieces and nephews.
     Haisten Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Cody, Loretta
Jackson Progress Argus 09 May 1990
     Loretta Cody, 47, of Atlanta died April 29 at Grady Hospital.
     A private graveside service was conducted.
     Mrs. Cody was born in Butts County in 1942, and was a member of Antioch Baptist Church.
     Survivors include her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Cody; son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Burgess V. Cody; sisters, Doris Allen and Janice Worthy; brothers, Howard, Melvin and Lawrence Cody; and several nieces and nephews, all of Atlanta.
     Trimier - Jackson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Coe, John Ervin
Jackson Progress Argus 05 Mar 1980
Coe Rites Were Held Tuesday
     Funeral services for John Ervin Coe, Route Two, Griffin, were held Tuesday afternoon at the Cedar Rock Baptist Church in Woodbury, with the Rev. Bobby Clay and the Rev Doug Adcock officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery.
     A native of Meriwether County, he was a retired employee of Pepperton Cotton Mills. He had made his home in Griffin for 15 years and was a member of the Cedar Rock Baptist Church in Woodbury.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mary Emma Clay Coe; seven sons, Arthur Lee Coe and Cecil Coe of Jackson, Eddie B. Coe of Griffin, James Coe of LaGrange, Jessie Coe of Covington, J. P. Coe of Woodbury and Curtis Coe of Monroe;
     Three daughters,. Mrs. Lilla Mae Thomas of Forsyth, Mrs. Bertie Mae Effington of Griffin, and Mrs. Ruby Dorsey of Atlanta; one brother, Otis Coe of Griffin, 15 grandchildren, and 59 grand-great children; nieces nephews.

Coe, Ruth
Jackson Progress Argus 27 Apr 1988
     Ruth Coe, 51, of 490 Hammond Drive, Griffin, died Saturday morning at the Henry General Hospital.
     The funeral was held Tuesday morning at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Westwood Funeral Home in Griffin with the Rev. Gary Thompson officiating. Burial was in Westwood Gardens Cemetery.
     Mrs. Coe was a native of Meriwether County and was a member of Cedar Rock Baptist Church in Woodbury.
     Survivors include her husband, Davis Coe; son, Steve, David, and Eddie Coe, all of Griffin; daughters, Brenda Brown of Jackson, Carol Williams of Concord, Laura Moody of Manchester, and Jennifer Coe of Griffin; brothers. Jack Pearson of Manchester and Lee Pearson of Griffin; sisters, Inez Hatchett of Griffin and Betty Guthrie of Milledgeville; six grandchildren; several nephews and nieces.
     Westwood Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Cofer, Lucy Rucker
Jackson Progress Argus 16 Oct 1975
Mrs. Cofer Buried In Macon
     Mrs. Lucy Rucker Cofer, 77, of 2308 Miller Field Road, Macon, died Wednesday, October 8th, in a Macon hospital after a long period of declining health. Mrs. Cofer was the sister of Mrs. Ira H. Cawthon of Jackson.
     Mrs. Cofer was a native of Wilkes County. She was a member of the Women's Society for Christian Services.
     Graveside services were held Friday afternoon at two o'clock in Riverside Cemetery.
     Mrs. Cofer is survived by her husband, Barnett (Irvin) Cofer of Macon; one son, Larry C. Cofer of Macon; three daughters, Mrs. J. Ben Baggatly of Macon , Mrs. Pat Sands of Warner Robins, and Mrs. W. T. Workinger of St. Petersburg, Fla.; a sister; Mrs. Ira Cawthon of Jackson; a brother, Ira Rucker of Piedmont, Ala,; 11 grandchildren; four great grandchildren.

Coffee, Lumpkin, Dr.
Jackson Progress Argus 12 Aug 1965
Forsyth Doctor Slain Sunday in Hail of Gunfire
     A prominent Forsyth physician, Dr. Lumpkin Coffee, 38, was shot to death Sunday morning in Forsyth as he raced across the parking lot of the Monroe County Hospital in a vain attempt to escape a fusillade of bullets.
     Julian Ham, 38, of Smarrs, is being held in connection with the shooting. Dr. Coffee employed Ham's wife for about three years in an employment which ended five years ago. She is now employed in Macon as a nurse.
     The fatal shooting, which left citizens of Forsyth and Monroe County stunned and shocked, occurred shortly after 10:30 Sunday morning with at least six persons, including a nurse and hospital orderly, witnessing the slaying. They said Dr. Coffee died almost instantly from bullet wounds in the neck and side.
     A witness, Kendall Grant, 49, of Forsyth, said he was sitting in his car on the parking lot when he saw the doctor come out of the hospital and start across the lot to his office, located nearby.
     Mr. Grant said, "I heard those shots, about six or eight of them, and Dr. Coffee turned and started running toward the hospital. He ran past my car and I could see blood all over his shirt." Mr. Grant said Dr. Coffee fell across the hood of his car and then slid to the ground. He further stated that the assailant stood outside his car firing the shots, with both a .38 caliber pistol and a .22 caliber rifle.
     Mr. Ham, employed at Robins Air Force Base, was arrested later at his home in Smarrs.
     Dr. Coffee was making routine Sunday calls at the hospital when the shooting occurred. Monroe County Sheriff L. C. Bittick refused to speculate on the motive for the killing.
     A coroner's hearing into the case was scheduled for Friday.
     Funeral services for Dr. Coffee were held Tuesday afternoon at three o'clock from the Forsyth Methodist Church with the Rev. John Lindsey and the Rev. Malcolm Davis officiating. Burial was in the Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens.
     Dr. Coffee was a native of Eastman, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lee Coffee. He went to school in Forsyth and graduated from the University of Georgia. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and a graduate of Georgia Medical College in Augusta. He began medical practice in Forsyth in 1955. He was a member of the Bibb Medical Society, the Medical Society of Georgia, the American Medical Association, the Forsyth Methodist Church, the Lions Club, and an Elk.
     Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Dana Skelton Coffee; two sons, Hugh Lumpkin Coffee Jr., eight, and Arthur Scott Coffee, six; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lee Coffee, Eastman; a sister, Mrs. W. M. Tribble, Acworth.
     Pallbearers were Dr. Knox Walker, Harold Clarke, Dr. Walter Bramblett, Edgar Castleberry, Dr. George Alexander, and Dr. James West.

Coger, Maude Sutton
Jackson Progress Argus 28 Jul 1982
     Mrs. Maude Coger of Westbury Nursing Home July 14 at Georgia Baptist Hospital following a brief illness.
     Mrs. Coger, the daughter of the late Ruben and Fannie Sutton, was born August, 1896 in Monroe County. She was a member of South Baptist Church served on the Mothers Board.
     Survivors include several nieces.
     Funeral services were held July 19 at 1:30 p. m, at the Israel Temple C.M.E. Church with Calvin English officiating. Burial was in Jackson city cemetery
     Trimier Jackson Funeral Services was in charge of arrangements.

Coggin, Addie Lee McElheney
Jackson Progress Argus 06 May 1965
Mrs. Coggin, 91, Dies in Atlanta
     Mrs. Addie Lee McElheney Coggin, 91, of 428 Emory Drive, N. E., Atlanta died Sunday at her home.
     She was a native of Butts County, the widow of Emmett R. Coggin Sr., but had lived at Brooks many years before going to Atlanta.
     She was a member of the Christian Church.
     Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock at Spring Hill. Dr. Robert W. Burns officiated with interment in the West View Cemetery.
     Survivors include four daughters and one son, none of whom reside locally.
  
Coggin, Joan Whitfield
Jackson Progress Argus 26 Oct 1988
     Joan Coggin, 44, of Old Fayetteville Road, Williamson, died Oct. 18 at Emory University Hospital.
     Mrs. Coggin, a native of Pike County, was the purchasing agent for the Health Care Management Corp., which manages Sylvan Grove Hospital in Jackson. She was a former employee of the Griffin/Spalding Hospital and was a member of Providence Baptist Church in Williamson.
     Survivors include her husband, Jerry Coggin; daughters, Linda Ray of Williamson and Susan Garner of Hollonville; son, Charles Coggins of Pomona; parents, Jack and Yvonne Whitfield of Williamson; brother, Wayne Whitfield of Williamson; three grandchildren; three step grandchildren.
     The funeral was held Oct. 19 at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Westwood Funeral Home in Griffin with the Rev. Hiram McKenzie officiating. Burial was in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Griffin.
     Westwood Funeral, Home in Griffin was in charge of arrangements.

Coggins, Clarence Marcus
Jackson Progress Argus 14 Sep 1967
C. M. Coggins Buried Sunday In Greenwood
     Mr. Clarence Marcus Coggins, 62, of Atlanta, a former widely known resident of Jackson, died Thursday night, September 7th, at a private hospital in Atlanta. Death apparently resulted from a heart attack following an illness of several days.
     For many years Mr. Coggins owned and operated a furniture store in Jackson where he was active in civic affairs, being a member of the Jackson Kiwanis Club and serving in numerous capacities with various drives and campaigns. At the time of his death he was manager of a furniture store in Roswell.
     Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at two o'clock from the chapel of J. Austin DilIon Co. in Atlanta with Rev. Roy Lee and Brother John V. Copeland officiating. Interment was in Greenwood Cemetery.
     Mr. Coggins is survived by his wife, Mrs. Maymie L. Coggins; mother, Mrs. Mary L. Coggins; brother, Jerry Orlando Coggins, all of Atlanta.
     Nephews served as pallbearers.

Coggins, Mary Lula
Jackson Progress Argus 08 Feb 1968
Mrs. Coggins Died Jan. 30
     Mrs. Mary Lula Coggins, of Atlanta, mother of the late C. M. Coggins, former Jackson businessman, died Tuesday, January 30th.
     Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon, February I st, at two o'clock from the Chapel of J. Austin Dillon and Co. in Atlanta with the Rev. Roy Lee officiating. Interment was in the Greenwood Cemetery. Nephews served as pallbearers.
     Survivors include a son, Jerry Orlando Coggins of Atlanta; and a daughter-in-law Mrs. Maymie L. Coggins, also of Atlanta.

Coker, Fred F., Sr.
  Jackson Progress Argus 31 Sep 1965
Fred Coker Sr., Pecan Dealer Died Wednesday
     Funeral services for Mr. Fred F. Coker Sr. of 540 Tara Drive, Forest Park, were held Saturday afternoon at two o'clock from the Venetian Hills Baptist Church with the Rev. Homer G. Smith and the Rev. Paul M. Gillian officiating. Burial was in Westview Cemetery with H. M. Patterson & Son in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Coker was a wholesale pecan dealer and had an outlet in Jackson for the past several years during the fall for buying and selling pecans. He was a native of Redan and a member of the Baptist Church. He has a son, Fred Coker Jr., living in Jackson. Mr. Coker died Wednesday, September 2, in a private hospital.
     Survivors include his wife, the former Wilma King; five daughters, Mrs. W. L. Hunton, Smyrna; Mrs. W. J. Fischel, Atlanta; Mrs. J. H. Benefield, Big Springs, Texas; Mrs. Katharyn McGaskey, Forest Park; and Mrs. R. E. Stewart, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; two sons, Fred Coker Jr., Jackson; and R. B. Coker, Forest Park; four sisters, Mrs. M. H. Coursey and Mrs. E. H. Steele, both of Decatur; Mrs. R. H. Davis, Avondale; and Mrs. C. W. Thompson, Birmingham, Ala.; and a brother, J. M. Coker, Miami, Fla.

Coker, Ida Frances Cawthon
Jackson Progress Argus 17 Feb 1988
     Ida Frances Cawthon Coker, 86, died Monday evening at Sylvan Grove Hospital.
     The funeral was held Wednesday, Feb. 17, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with the Rev. A. L. Price officiating. Burial was in the Jackson cemetery.
     Mrs. Coker, a native of Butts County, had resided at the Westbury Medical Care Home in Jenkinsburg for several years. She was the daughter of Alfonza Cawthon and Ida Frances Mason Cawthon and the widow of Doyle (Smokey) Coker. She was a member of the Jackson Presbyterian Church and was employed by Pepperton Mills for many years before her retirement.
     Survivors include a stepdaughter, Ann Morgan of McDonough, and several nephews and nieces.
     Haisten Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Coker, Lena Dickerson
Jackson Progress Argus Aug 1976
Mrs. Coker Is Buried Here On Tuesday
     Funeral services for Mrs. Lena Dickerson Coker, 71, of Macon, were held Tuesday afternoon at four o'clock from the Second Baptist Church of Jackson, with the. Rev. A. L. Price officiating.
     Mrs. Coker was born Nov. 18, 1904 in Warren County, the daughter of the late Joe Norris and Lilly Baker Norris. Most of her childhood, however, was spent in
Jackson.
     Death came to Mrs. Coker Monday morning at the Goodwill Nursing Home in Macon where she had been a patient for about a week, following a lengthy period of declining health.
     Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Helen Hooten, McDonough and Mrs. Rosebud Grant, Jackson; two sisters, Mrs. Alice Williamson, of Jenkinsburg, and Mrs. Lilly Myron Crane, of Jackson ; one brother, Clyde Norris of Jackson; four grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
     Pallbearers were Richard Crane, Robert Reese, Edward Reese, Ted Norris, Sonny Harper, L. B. Rawls.
     Interment was in the Pepperton Cemetery under the direction of Sherrell Funeral Home.
  
Coker, Ralph G.
Jackson Progress Argus 11 Apr 1984
     Ralph G. Coker, 86, of Route 3, Jackson, the Old Bethel Road, died Tuesday morning at Westbury Medical Care Home in Jenkinsburg where he had been a patient for the past month.
     Mr. Coker was born in Henry County, son of the late Jeff Coker and Sara Frances Gibson Coker. He was a retired employee of the U . S. government, having worked for the Atlanta Army Depot and the Jackson Post Office.
     Mr. Coker served for several years as a bailiff for Butts County and as a member of the Butts County ASCS Committee before his retirement. He was a member of the Jenkinsburg United Methodist Church.
     Survivors include his wife, Willie McKibben Coker of Jackson; daughter, Virginia Crumbley of Locust Grove; son, Charles Coker of Albany; five grandchildren ; two great - grandchlldren; several nieces and nephews.
     Services were held Thursday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with the Rev. Ann Fletcher and the Rev. A. L. Price officiating. Burial was in the Old Bethel cemetery.
     Pallbearers were Joe Pair, Handy Crumbley, Bill McKibben, Hudson Manning, W. A. Manning, and John Manning.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Coker, Vernon Doyle (Smokey)
Jackson Progress Argus 29 Apr 1976
Doyle Coker Buried April 22 In Jackson
     Vernon Doyle (Smokey) Coker 76, of 270 Oakland Circle, died at Coliseum Park Hospital at 10:50 Tuesday night, April 20th, after being a patient there for several days.
     Born April 16, 1900 in Butts County, he was son of the late William Jefferson Coker and the late Sara Frances Gibson Coker. He was a member of the Jackson Presbyterian Church.
     Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon at three o'clock from Sherrell's Chapel with the Rev. David Black and Rev. A. L. Price officiating. Interment was in Jackson City Cemetery. Sherrell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Coker is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ida C. Coker of Jackson; one brother, Ralph G. Coker of Jackson; two sisters, Mrs. Ola Mae Manning of Douglasville and Mrs. Annie Lou Cates of Birmingham, Alabama; two grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers were Billy Leverette, Herschel Leverette, Howard Leverette, Allen Byars, Tom O'Dell, and Ves Lunsford.

Coker, William Jefferson
  The Jackson Progress-Argus May 29, 1925
Mr. W. J. Coker Called By Death.
     Mr. W. J. Coker died very suddenly at his home near Locust Grove at 10 o'clock last Thursday evening. He had been in good health and was able to do a full day's work the day he died, which adds to the sadness of his passing. He was a splendid gentleman, a true husband and a loving father. He is survived by his wife; two sons, Ralph and Doyal Coker; five daughters, Mrs. Bail Aikes, Mrs. T. A. Martin, Mrs. T. W. Price, Mrs. H. H. Manning and Mrs. H. L. Cates.
     Funeral services were conducted Friday morning at 10 o'clock at Beersheba church by Elder Dan Henderson. A large crowd assembled to pat the last tribute of love to Mr. Coker.
Henry County weekly.

Coker, Willie McKibben
Jackson Progress Argus 14 Nov 1984
     Willie McKibben Coker, 80, of Route 3, Jackson, died Thursday morning at Sylvan Grove Hospital following an illness of two months.
     Mrs. Coker was a housewife and a member of th e Jenkinsburg United Methodist Church. She was the widow of Ralph G. Coker.
     Survivors include a daughter, Virginia Crumbley of Locust Grove; son, Charles Coker of Albany; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; several nieces and. nephews.
     Services were held Saturday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with the Rev. Douglas Pareti and the Rev. A. L. Price officiating. Burial was in the Old Bethel cemetery in Butts County .
     Pallbearers were Joe Pair, Randy Crumbley, Billy Mc Kibben, Bobby McKibben, Kenneth Piper, and Joe Mangum.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.
Colbert, Charles Andrew
Jackson Progress Argus 31 Mar 1993
     Charles Andrew Colbert, 93, formerly of Jackson, died Tues., March 23, at Houston Medical Center in Warner Robins.
     Funeral services were held Thurs., March 25, in Haisten's Chapel in Griffin with Rev. Danny Parrish officiating. Interment was in Oak Hill Cemetery.
     Mr. Colbert was born in Paulding County, son of the late Gus Colbert and the late Rena Jarmon Colbert. He was a retired employee of Spalding Knitting Mill and was a Baptist.
     Survivors include daughter Jean Williams of Griffin; sons Clyde Colbert of Manchester, Cecil Colbert of Warner Robins and Lamar Colbert of Jackson; grandchildren; great grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.
      
 Colbert, Earl E.
Jackson Progress Argus 30 Nov 1988
     Mr. Colbert, a native of Cobb County, had lived in Butts County for several years. He was a former employee of the Butts County Sheriffs Department, the Jackson Police Department, and Fashion Pillows. He was a veteran and served in the Army.
     Survivors include four children, Monica Kemp and Marie Lariscy of Sylvania, Jeanie McClellan of Savannah, and Don Colbert of Springfield, Ga.; three grandchildren, Jennifer and Tabatha McClellan of Savannah and Christy Kemp of Sylvania; father, C. A. Colbert of Jackson; sister, Jean Williams of Griffin; brothers, Clyde Colbert of Manchester, Cecil Colbert of Warner Robins, Carl Colbert of Griffin, and Lamar Colbert of Jackson; several nephews and nieces.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Colbert, Susie Eleanor
Jackson Progress Argus 14 Feb 1979
Colbert Rites Held Here Tuesday
     Funeral services for Mrs. Susie E. Colbert, 79, of Route One, Jackson, were Home, was held Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock in McDonald's Williams Chapel in Griffin. The Rev. Brady Blalock officiated and burial was in the New Hope Church cemetery in Dallas Georgia.
     Mrs. Colbert who died Sunday night at Brightmoor Nursing Care Home was survived by her husband, Charlie Colbert of Jackson; one daughter, Mrs. Jean Williams of Griffin; five sons, Carl Colbert of Griffin, Clyde Colbert of Manchester, Cecil Colbert of Warner Robins; Lamar Colbert and Earl Colbert of Jackson.

Cole, Alice Kinsman
  Middle Georgia Argus December 17, 1889
A Peculiarly Sad Death
     We clip the following paragraph from the Tampa, Fla., Journal of Dec. 6.
Mrs. Alice Cole died at her home in West Tampa yesterday evening at 6 o'clock, of heart disease. Her death was very sudden and altogether unexpected. She had fever several days previous, but had recovered her usual health, and five minutes before she died was playing with her child. She had, however, had several previous attacks of heart disease, though none of them proved serious. Mrs. Cole was a native of Galt, Ont., where her parents still reside. She has one brother in Tampa, one at Manatee and another in Georgia. She was married to Mr. John C. Cole on Feb. 14, 1888, and they had one child, ______. The bereaved husband and family have the sincere sympathy of the entire community in their heavy affliction.
     The funeral will take place tomorrow at 9 o'clock.
     Mrs. Cole was the only sister to our fellow-townsman, Mr. G. W. Kinsman, chief black-smith of the Jackson Carriage Factory. The Argus extends sympathy to him in his bereavement.

Cole, Byron H.
Jackson Progress Argus 14 Feb 1974
Butts Native Dies In Mississippi
     Mr. Byron H. Cole of Hattiesburg, Mississippi died Thursday, February 7th.
Mr. Cole was a native of Butts County, the son of the late Mr. T. J. Cole and Mrs. Margaret Stewart Cole.
     Funeral services were held in Atlanta Saturday afternoon February 9th, at two o'clock at Cascade Hill with H. M. Patterson & Sons in charge of arrangements. Rev. Henry Toby officiated with interment in Westview Cemetery with Masonic rites by Cascade Lodge No. 94, F&AM.
     Mr. Cole is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Marjorie Cole Rowden of Hattiesburg; six grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.

Cole, Carrie McLeod
Jackson Progress-Argus, July 25, 1946. Last Rites Held for Mrs. Cole in Carrollton.
     Mrs. John R. Cole, prominent resident of Genola, West Georgia College suburb, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles T. Gable, 30 N. Cliff St., here early Sunday morning after an illness of a few weeks. Mrs. Cole, the former Miss Carrie McLeod, was a native of Dekalb county. She was a daughter of the late Winnie Kidd and John McLeod, who once owned a part of Stone Mountain. When a child she, with her parents, moved to Carrollton where she received her early education. In 1899, she and Mr. Cole were married. They made their home in the West Georgia College suburb, where she has since resided. Mrs. Cole was preceded in death by her husband and two daughters, Goldie and Lurlie, all who were victims of a tragic flu epidemic in 1919. Mrs. Cole was member of the Pleasant View Baptist church near here.
     Mrs. Cole is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Jack Moore of Jackson, Mrs. Annie Mae Jones of Newnan, Mrs. Leo O. Duenckel, of Los Angeles, Calif., and Mrs. Charles T. Gable of Carrollton; three sons, Damon, of College Park, Felix and Golson Cole of Carrollton; one sister, Mrs. R. B. Stamps, of Carrollton, and two brothers, Tommie McLeod and Rev. Willis McLeod, both of Carrollton.
     Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock from the Carrollton Tabernacle Baptist church with the Rev. E. G. Kilpatrick officiating. Interment was in Beulah Baptist church cemetery, near Carrollton. Carrollton County Times.

Cole, Clara Miss
  Middle Georgia Argus March 17, 1883
In Memoriam.
     Died on the 29th ult., at the house of Mr. Charles Thornton, near Stark, Butts county, Ga., Miss Clara Cole, in the 21st year of her age. The death of this estimable young lady was the result of the most horrible accident we have ever recorded. Burned to death! A more agonizing circumstance can scarcely be imagined than to die a victim to the fatal flames. The particulars of this sad occurrence have already have already been detailed in these columns but the sterling qualities of this young lady deserve additional space. Miss Cole was deprived of a father's care at a very tender age, he having fallen in the late national conflict. This and one other daughter were left to the tender care of a widowed mother. Thrown on their own resources this early in life, Miss Clara chose to battle with the world alone, and relieve her mother of the burden of support. Some three years since she found a comfortable home in the hospitable family of Mr. Samuel McKibben, and by her genial disposition and modest unassuming deportment, won the esteem of this excellent family, securing thereby a permanent home, which is the most precious boon the world can bestow. She was an exceptional member of the Baptist church of Macedonia, and manifested the same zeal for her church that characterized her in her daily secular duties. Being naturally energetic whatever her hand found to do, she did with her might, and did it well. Her invalid mother being at the time prostrated on the bed of ______ was denied the sad privilege ___
     _____ in her dying hour, but God provided kind hearts and willing hands to supply the mother's place, and perform the last sad duties. Nothing was left undone that could be done to alleviate the suffering of the ______ child, until God, in his mercy, severed the pure spirit from the tortured body, quickly disarming death of its sting. Let us commend the bereaved ____ to the care of that tender Father who is too wise to err, too good to be unkind.

Middle Georgia Argus March 1, 1883
A Young Lady Burned To Death.
     The most horrible accident that has occurred in Butts county for a long while happened to a young lady Miss Cole, who was living with the family of Mr. Charles Thornton, in the vicinity of Stark, some four miles from this place. Miss Cole was a short distance from the house at the spring washing cloths, when her dress caught on fire, and before she could extinguish the flames, being alone, her whole clothing was burned from her person, at the same time scorching her body to a crisp, almost all over from the effects of which she died on yesterday morning. This should be a warning to the ladies to be careful how they handle fire during the windy spring months, for the make of women's cloths are such that if they are once caught in flames they almost invariably burn the person to death. Miss Cole was an orphan, and her uprightness and true character had won the love of all who knew her. We extend to the bereaved ones our deepest sympathy.

Cole, Damon
Jackson Progress Argus September 15, 1955
Damon Cole Dies In Detroit, Mich.
     Damon Cole, brother of Mrs. Jack Moore of Jackson, widely known horseman in Atlanta and Georgia, died unexpectedly Wednesday morning, September 7, following a heart attack at a race track in Detroit.
     Mr. Cole, who made his home in Atlanta and in Madison during the winter months, was in Detroit for the late season harness and trotting races.
     At one time the 45-year-old native of Carrollton owned and operated the riding club at Chastain Memorial Park and later at Adams Park.
     An avid horse lover since his early childhood days in Carroll county, Mr. Cole had taught hundreds of people, mostly youngsters, how to ride and care for horses.
     During the past several years he had been making the state fair circuit across the nation racing his own trotting horses.
     Mr. Cole came to Atlanta in 1939. For a short period he was, a Fulton county game warden. He later worked with Delta Southern Airlines.
     He was a member of the Baptist Church and the Masons.
     Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon from the Baptist Tabernacle in Carrollton, with. interment in the Carrollton Cemetery.

Cole, E. M., Mrs.
Jackson Progress Argus 1938
          Mrs. E. M. Cole, Mother of Mrs. Colwell, Died Friday
     Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Dempsey Colwell sympathize with them in the death of Mrs. Colwe!l's mother, Mrs. E. M. Cole which occurred Friday night at 7 :30 at her home a few miles from Griffin. She was 69 years old and a prominent resident of her community.
     Funeral services were held from the Jordan Funeral Home in Barnesville Saturday afternoon and burial was in the family cemetery on the Barnesville-Forsyth road. Rev. E. L. Daniel, pastor of the Jackson Presbyterian church, officiated.
     Mrs. Cole is survived by two daughters and three sons.

Cole, Edgar Henderson
Jackson Progress-Argus, January 18, 1962.
Edgar H. Cole Died Monday at Flovilla Home
     Mr. Edgar Henderson Cole, 84, retired farmer and well known resident of the Flovilla community, died Monday afternoon at his home following an illness of two to three years.
     Born in Butts County, he was the son of Mr. John H. Cole and Mrs. Elizabeth Greer Cole. He had lived near the Indian Springs Camp Ground for many years and was widely and favorably known.
     Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at three o'clock for Haisten's Chapel with the Rev. Dennis Doane, pastor of the Flovilla Methodist Church, officiating. Interment was in Sandy Creek Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Horace L. Bankston, Mrs. Leonard Dodson, and Mrs. Elizabeth Chambers, all of Flovilla; one son, John H. Cole of Washington, D. C.; one sister, Mrs. D. A. Goodson, Savannah; four grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
     Pallbearers were Howard Greer, Herbert Moore, Joe Moore, J. T. Chambers, Hugh Polk and Paul Waits.

Cole, Eliza Fielder McMichael
Jackson Progress Argus 09 Sep 1964
Mrs. Cole, 81, Buried Sunday At Cedar Rock
     Mrs. Eliz McMichael Cole, 81, widow of Victor Waymon Cole of Jackson, died about 3:15 Saturday afternoon, July 4, at Sylvan Grove Hospital following extended illness.
     Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon, July , 5, from the Jackson Methodist Church with Rev. Marvin Brewer, pastor, and the Rev. Don Harp, pastor Jenkinsburg Charge officiating. Interment was in Cedar Rock cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mrs. Cole was a member of the Jackson Methodist Church. She was the daughter of late the Mrs. Lucy Maddox McMichael and Mr. J. Matt McMichael of Jackson.
     Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Berna Fitzgerald of Jacksonville, Fla., Mrs Edna Frances Maddox Schoield of Vero Beach, Fla., Mrs. Margaret Huggens of Avondale Estate, Ga.; one son, Dr. Thomas E. Cole of Miami, Fla.; two brothers, Jim McMichael and Emerson McMichael of Jackson; six grandchildren; three great grandchildren.
     Pallbearers were Herbert Williams, Clayton O'Neal, Avon Gaston , Harold McMichael, Victor O'Neal, Charles McMichael.

Cole, Eliza Jane Spruce
Jackson Progress Argus 28 Jan 1954
Mrs. J. W. O. Cole Claimed By Death
     Mrs. Eliza Spruce Cole, 87, widow of the late Mr. J. W.O. Cole, died at her home in Jackson Saturday afternoon after an illness of some time.
     She was a daughter of Tillman Spruce and Mrs. Jane Simaton Spruce of Spalding county and was born April 6, 1866. Following her marriage Mrs. Cole had spent most of her life in Butts county. She was a member of the Jackson Methodist Church.
     Survivors are three sons, Ernest Cole of Jackson with whom she made her home; Wiley C. Cole of San Fernando, Calif.; and James O. Cole of Cocoa, Fla.; two daughters, Mrs. Fletcher Duke and Mrs. T. D. Carmichael of Cocoa, Fla.; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
     Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 2 p. m. at the First Methodist Church with Rev. P. M. Minter in charge. Pallbearers included Tom Bond, Candler Webb, Byrd O'Neal, M. W. Carmichael, Harvey Moss and Horace Bankston.
     Interment was in Jackson cemetery with Peacock & Ball Funeral Home in charge.
 
Cole, Hume
Jackson Progress Argus 23 Apr 1986
     Hume Cole, 43, of Atlanta died of a heart attack April 15 at his home.
     Mr. Cole, a native of Rome, was the teaching professional at North Fulton Golf Course.
     He was a graduate of Shorter College and a member of St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Rome.
     Survivors include his wife, Cheryl Turner Cole; son, Hume Cole Jr. of Atlanta; daughter. Carmen Cole of Atlanta; father, Pete Cole of Atlanta; and mother, Harriet Hiune Cole of Rome. He was the son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs, Ed Turner of Jackson.
     Graveside funeral services were held Thursday at Myrtle Hill Cemetery in Rome.

Cole, Infant
  Middle Georgia Argus February 8, 1887
Died With Hydrophobia
A colored child dies after having been bitten by a mad dog six weeks.
A genuine case of death by hydrophobia has occurred in Jackson.
     During Christmas an unknown dog appeared in the yard of Tom Cole, colored, in this place and began fighting his yard dog. His children were playing near by, and a little boy, five years old, ran to the rescue and with a stick caused the furious beast to loose its hold, when it turned upon the child and bit it severely on the head and face. Dr. Mapp was called who dressed the wounds. In a short while the thought of rabies had about been forgotten. The dog however was killed. On Friday the child was again take ill and lingered until Sunday night when it died in great agony, and Dr. Mapp, who attended the case pronounced it a genuine case of hydrophobia.
     Death from rabies is certainly terrible and our people should use every precaution to prevent the spread of this trouble. Every dog that is suspected of being mad should be killed outright.

Cole, Infant
  The Jackson Progress-Argus July 6, 1923
Death of An Infant.
     Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Cole of Jackson, have the sympathy of many friends in the death of their infant, which occurred June 28. The interment was in the Barber-Fretwell cemetery Friday afternoon.

Cole, James Oscar
Jackson Progress-Argus, August 15, 1946. Funeral Services Sunday at Church for J. Oscar Cole.
     Funeral services for J. Oscar Cole, 70, widely known Butts county resident who died early Saturday at his home on north Mulberry street, were held at the Jackson Presbyterian church Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Rev. W. S. Norton of the Methodist church officiated and burial was in the Jackson cemetery. Thornton Funeral Home had charge of plans.
     The pallbearers were T. G. Willis, Clyde Walker, Marvin Kimbell, J. B. White, T. A. Rape, of Covington, and Bob T. Williamson, of Atlanta.
     Born here of parents who took a leading part in the County's progress, he was a son of the late John Henry Cole and his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Greer Cole. His father served as treasurer of Butts county for several years. Mr. Cole was a member of Pleasant Grove Methodist church and of St. Johns lodge of Masons. He served as a member of the board of tax equalizers for several years.
     In declining health for several years, Mr. Cole had been seriously sick for several weeks but his condition was thought to be improved and death came unexpectedly.
     Survivors include his wife, the former Miss Maggie Barber of Jackson; two brothers, Ed Cole of Flovilla and Oliver Cole of Jackson; one sister, Mrs. Nelle Goodson of Savannah, and a sister-in-law, Mrs. Maggie Cole Sappington of Barnesville.

Cole, Joe Howard
Jackson Progress-Argus 11 May 1939
Mr. J. H. Cole Taken By Death
     The death of Mrs. [sic] Joe Howard Cole, 49 years of . age, occurred Monday night at the home of his sister, Mrs. Dempsey Colwell, in the Towaliga community. Death resulted from a sudden illness.
     Mr. Cole, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Thomas Cole, of Lamar county, had resided for the past few months with Mr. and Mrs. Colwell in Butts county.
     He is survived by three brothers, Messrs. W. T. Cole, of Montezuma; W. Cole, of Barnesville, and O. Cole, of Griffin; two sisters, Mrs, W. H. Kinard; of Griffin, and Mrs. Dempsey Colwell, of Jackson.
     Funeral services were held in Barnesville Wednesday afternoon
Cole, John Bryant
  The Jackson Argus August 4, 1899
An Old Citizen Dies.
     Mr. Bryant Cole, one of the oldest and most respected citizens of this county, died at his home near Flovilla last Wednesday and was buried at Macedonia cemetery the day following. He had been a faithful Christian for many years, and against his good name there comes not the slightest whisper of suspicion. His children are among our most worthy and honored citizens.

Coleman, John L.
Jackson Progress Argus 05 Jun 1991
     Mr. John L. Coleman, 76, of 407 Woodland Way in Jackson died Monday morning at Sylvan Grove Hospital in Jackson following a lengthy illness.
     The funeral was held Wednesday morning in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home in Jackson, with the Rev. Bill O'Connor and the Rev. Bert Carmichael officiating.
     Burial was in Jackson City Cemetery.
     Mr. Coleman was born in Monroe County, son of the late Hugh Y. and Elizabeth Jones Coleman. He was the owner operator of Coleman's Garage and Wrecker Service in Jackson for over 50 years before his retirement.
     He served on the Jackson City Council from 1963 until 1985 and was mayor pro-tern most of that time. Mr. Coleman was a member of First Baptist Church, St. Johns Lodge #45 of Free and Accepted Masons, Royal Arch, Chapter, and Alexius Commandery #22 of Knights Templar in Jackson.
     Survivors include his wife, Willie T. Wade Coleman of Jackson; daughter and son-in-law, Jennifer and David Garr of Atlanta; sons and daughter-in-law, Doug and Sylvia Coleman of Lafayette, and Scott Coleman of Jackson; step-son and daughter-in-law, Euell and Ann Wade of Lilburn; four grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and two step-grandsons; sister, Mrs. Etwell Berry of Corbin, and several nieces and nephews.
     Those desiring may make a contribution to the Sylvan Grove Hospital Auxiliary.
     Haisten Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Cole, John W. Oliver
Jackson Progress Argus 20 Dec 1951
Oliver Cole Died Tuesday Morning

     J. W. Oliver Cole, .82, resident of Jackson for several years, died at his home early Tuesday. He had been in feeble health for several weeks and critically ill for only a few days.
     Born in Butts county of prominent early settlers, he was a son of the late Mrs. Elizabeth Greer Cole and J. H. Cole. He had spent his entire life in the county and was a retired farmer.
     Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2:30 p. m. at the Jackson Methodist church and Rev. Ralph Shea, pastor, officiated. Burial was in the Jackson cemetery and Haisten Funeral Home directed arrangements.
     Survivors are his wife, the former Miss Eliza Spruce; two daughters, Mrs. Fletcher Duke and Mrs. T. D. Carmichael, Cocoa, Fla.; three sons, Jimmy Cole of Cocoa, Fla.; Wiley C. Cole of Los Angeles, Calif. and Ernest Cole of Jackson; one sister, Mrs. D. S. Goodson of Savannah; one brother, E. H. Cole of Jackson; several grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Cole, John Willie
  The Jackson Progress-Argus February 13 1925
Mr. J. Willie Cole Passed Away Monday.
     Following a period of ill health extending over several years and a critical illness of only a few days, Mr. J. Willie Cole, one of Butts county's best known young business men, passed away Monday morning at 6 o'clock at his home on Indian Springs street. He had been confined to his room for about a week and his condition was thought to be improved and his passing came as a great shock to the family and hosts of friends. Mr. Cole had never been robust but he remained busy and active up to his last illness.
     Mr. Cole, a native of Butts county and member of an old and prominent family would have been 41 years old in May. For many years he had been employed in the accounting department of the Pepperton Store and displayed splendid business ability. His character was marked by sterling integrity, honesty, faithfulness to duty and high moral conduct. He enjoyed the confidence and esteem of his associates and all with whom he had dealings. Probably no citizen of the county had a larger circle of loyal friends.
     A member of the Knights of Pythias, Cedar Rock church and a charter member and a former treasurer of the Jackson Kiwanis Club, Mr. Cole showed much interest in religious, civic and business affairs. He was splendidly equipped for his work and his passing is a blow to the community.
     Surviving Mr. Cole are his mother, Mrs. T. J. Cole; two brothers, Mr. V. W. Cole, of Jackson, Mr. B. H. Cole, of Atlanta; five sisters, Mrs. J. M. Gaston, Mrs. W. A. Williams, Mrs. J. J. O'Neal, all of Jackson; Mrs. J. B. Thurmond, of Atlanta, and Mrs. Frank D. Taylor, of Bartonville, Vermont.
     Funeral services were held at Cedar Rock church, in which he held membership, Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock and were largely attended by relatives and friends. The services were conducted by Rev. Augustus Ernest, pastor of the Jackson Methodist church, who paid the deceased a lofty tribute. Numerous and beautiful floral offerings attested the love and esteem of countless friends. Handsome designs were furnished by the Pepperton Store, the Knights of Pythias, Methodist church, employees of the Pepperton Cotton Mills and Kiwanis Club. The pallbearers were from the members of Jackson lodge No. 131, Knights of Pythias. Interment was in the church cemetery.
     
Cole, Katherine Neighbors
Jackson Progress Argus 20 Apr 1994
     Katherine Neighbors Cole, 71, of Milledgeville, died Sun., April 17, in a Milledgeville hospital.
     Graveside services were held Tues., April 19, from the West View Cemetery in Atlanta with Rev. David Cochran officiating.
     Mrs. Cole was a native of Carrollton but made her home in Atlanta and Jackson for many years before moving to Milledgeville.
     Survivors include daughters, Sandra Stephens of Milledgeville and Marsha Farmer of Powder Springs; sons, Edward H. Cole and Scott H. Cole, both of Jackson; sister, Angie Payne of Acworth; 10 grandchildren; and 10 great granchildren.
     Moores Funeral Home Inc. in Milledgeville was in charge of arrangements.

Cole, Lawrence J., Sr.
Jackson Progress Argus 25 Sep 1975
Heart Attack Claims Mr. L. J . Cole
     Mr. Lawrence J. Cole, Sr., of 152 McKibben Street Jackson, died unexpectedly Tuesday morning at his residence after apparently suffering a heart attack.
     He was retired from Western Union after 49 years of service. He and his wife were residents of Atlanta until moving to Jackson four years ago.
     Funeral arrangements are to be announced later by Haisten Funeral Home.
Mr. Cole is survived by his wife, Mrs. Jane Potts Cole of Jackson; two sons, Dr. Lawrence J., Cole, Jr. of Tampa, Fla., and William Cole of Stone Mountain; eight grandchildren; and other survivors.
Jackson Progress Argus 10 Oct 1975
Mr. Cole Was Buried Thursday
     Mr. Lawrence J. Cole, Sr. of 152 McKibben Street, Jackson, died unexpectedly Tuesday morning, September 23, at his residence. Death was attributed to a. heart attack.
     Mr. Cole was born August 11,1902, the son of the late Mr. William Allen Cole and Mrs. Laura Kirwin Cole.
     Mr. and Mrs. Cole were former residents of Atlanta and had made their home in Jackson for the past four years. Mr. Cole was retired from Western Union after 42 years of service. He was a member of St. Mark United Methodist Church in Atlanta, and a member of the Oglethorpe Masonic Lodge in Atlanta.
     Funeral services were conducted Thursday morning, September 25th, at 11 o'clock from the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with the Rev. Phil DeMore, pastor of the Jackson United Methodist Church, officiating. Interment was in the Jackson City Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Cole is survived by his wife, Mrs. Jane Potts Cole, of Jackson; two sons, Dr. Lawrence J. Cole, Jr., of Tampa, Fla.; William Cole of Stone Mountain; two sisters, Mrs. Rebecca Wade of Florida and Mrs. Thelma Stermer of Atlanta; a step-brother, DeWitt Davis of California; eight grandchildren.
     Pallbearers were Mike Allen, Arthur Stodghill, Jr., J. M. L. Comer, Rogers Starr, W. A. Duke, Jr., and Frank Barnes.

Cole, Lois Keen
Jackson Progress Argus, January 4, 1945
Mrs. Herman Cole Killed Saturday in Orlando, Fla.
     Mrs. Herman Cole, wife of V. H. Cole. 1920 Woodward Ave., Orlando, Fla., was killed instantly Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock when the automobile in which she was riding was hit by a fire truck.
     The Cole car was hurtled 118 feet by the fast speeding fire truck.
     Driver of the fire truck was killed. Both the car and fire truck were badly damaged by the impact.
     Mrs. Cole drove uptown to re** Mr. Cole, wholesale grocer, to *** work when her car was hit by the *** truck.
     The former Miss Lois Keen, Mrs. Cole was a member of a widely known south Georgia family. Since her marriage she had resided in Orlando where Mr. Cole, son of Mr. and Mrs. V. W. Cole of Indian Springs, is actively identified with the business life of the Florida city.
     Relatives and friends were sorry to hear about the tragedy.
     Attending t he funeral Monday were Mr. and Mrs. Weyman Cole and B. T. McMichael of Indian Springs.

Cole, Margaret J. Stewart
Jackson Progress-Argus Sep 21, 1939
Mrs. T. J. Cole, Beloved Woman, Taken by Death
     Mrs. T. J. Cole, 87 years of age, one of Jackson's prominent and beloved women, died early Friday, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. A. Williams, on Lyons street. Death resulted after an illness of several days and a period of declining health extending over several months.
     Mrs. Cole had resided in Butts county for 64 years and had made hosts of friends among all classes of people. She was born Miss Maggie Stewart, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Stewart, of Snapping Shoals, families long identified with the progress of Henry and Newton counties. On May 8 Mrs. Cole celebrated her eighty-seventh birthday, the occasion being remembered by friends who extended sincere good wishes for her health and wellbeing.
     She was the widow of Thomas Jefferson Cole, a Confederate veteran and former Butts county tax collector prior to his death in 1903. A devoted member of Cedar Rock Congregational Methodist church, Mrs. Cole evidenced in her daily living the ideals of christian motherhood. A favorite in the family circle, she was widely esteemed for the inborn graces of a true daughter of the Old South.
     Surviving relatives include a stepdaughter, Mrs. J. B. Thurman, of Atlanta; three daughters, Mrs. J. J. O'Neal, of Atlanta; Mrs. W. A. Williams and Mrs. Frank Taylor, of, Jackson; two sons, Weyman Cole, of Jackson, and Byron H. Cole, of Atlanta. The late Mrs. J. M. Gaston was a step-daughter and the late Thomas A. Cole, of Spartanburg, S.C., was a son. She is also survived by several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
     Funeral services were held at Cedar Rock church Sunday afternoon at 2:30 and her pastor, Rev. W. M. Black, of Augusta, and Rev. Eugene Daniel, of the Presbyterian church, officiated. Relatives, friends and organizations sent lovely floral offerings. Interment was in the church cemetery with Thornton Funeral Homes in charge of arrangements.
     Pallbearers were grandsons, Howard O'Neal, Victor O'neal, Hoyt Thurman, C. B. Thurman, J. Avon Gaston and Thomas Cole.

Cole, Margie
  The Jackson Progress-Argus July 6, 1923
Card Of Thanks.
     May a kind Providence richly reward our neighbors and friends who were so thoughtful and kind to us during the death an burial of our beloved baby, Margie. We wish to tender our heartfelt thanks to each one. Especially do we appreciate the beautiful floral offerings.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Cole.

Cole, Maggie Barber
Jackson Progress Argus 05 Mar 1980
Cole Rites Were Held Sunday
     Funeral services for Mrs. Maggie Barber Cole, 97, of 4590 LaVista Road, Tucker, were held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson. The Rev. Mike Marbut and Rev. Don Folsom officiated and interment was in the Jackson City cemetery.
     Mrs. Cole died Friday at the DeKalb General Hospital after a lengthy period of declining health.
     Born in Butts County of a pioneer family, she was the daughter of the late George Samuel Barber and the late Sallie Pattman Barber and the widow of Mr. J. Oscar Cole.
     Mrs. Cole spent most of her life in Butts County, moving to Tucker several years ago where she resided with her niece, Mrs. Ray S. Bivins. She was a member of the Pleasant Grove Congregational Methodist Church and was a charter member of Jeptha Chapter No. 252, Order of Eastern Star.
     Survivors include two nieces, Mrs. Bivins and Miss Margaret V. Linkous of Jacksonville Beach, Fla. and a nephew, Mr. F. J. Linkous, Sr. of Atlanta.
     Pallbearers were Jim Browning, Bill Browning, Jr, James Browning, Alvin O'Neal, Seabie Maddox and Wilmer Greer.
     Haisten Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Cole, Martha Elizabeth Greer
  The Jackson Progress-Argus March 4, 1927
Mrs. J. H. Cole Is Claimed By Death.
     Following an illness of ten days, Mrs. Elizabeth Cole, 77 years of age, passed away Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home of her son, Mr. W. W. Cole, in Jackson. She was stricken with paralysis several days ago and her condition steadily grew worse. Her passing brings deep regret to a large number of friends over the county.
     Mrs. Cole was connected with one of the county's oldest and most prominent families. She was born and reared at the Greer homestead near Flovilla and had spent the greater portion of her life in Butts county. She was widely beloved for her many excellent traits of character. Mrs. Cole was a devout member of Sandy Creek Primitive Baptist church, her father having been a minister of that faith. She was the widow of the late Mr. J. H. Cole, who served Butts county for two terms as tax collector and one term as treasurer. Before marriage she was Miss Elizabeth Greer.
     She is survived by five sons, J. W. O. Cole, of Jackson, R. N. Cole, of El Paso, Texas, J. O, E. H. and W. W. Cole, of Jackson; one daughter, Mrs. D. S. Goodson, Charleston, S. C.; three brothers, J. M. Greer, of Flovilla, W. N. Greer, of Dubach, La., and B. H. Greer, of Eastland, Texas; two sisters, Mrs. J. P. Maddox, of Jackson and Mrs. Mollie Hardy, of Flovilla. She is also survived by several grandchildren.
     Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock at Macedonia church. The services largely attended, were conducted by Rev. Augustus Ernest, of the Jackson Methodist church, and the love and esteem of friends were attested by the lovely floral offerings. Interment was in Macedonia cemetery beside her husband.

The Jackson Progress-Argus March 11, 1927
     The many friends of Mrs. J. H. Cole were shocked to learn of her death which occurred at the home of her son in Jackson. The family have the sympathy of their many friends here.

Cole, Omer Elizabeth Stewart
Jackson Progress-Argus Jan 5 1917
Mrs. E. H. Cole is Victim Typhoid Fever
     Mrs. E. H. Cole passed away at her home near Flovilla Monday night about 11 o'clock, death resulting from typhoid fever. The passing of this excellent lady came as a shock to her family and a large circle of friends, all of whom have the sympathy of those who know them.
     Mrs. Cole, who was 42 years of age, was a Miss Omar Stewart before her marriage. She was a member of Cedar Rock church. The deceased is survived by the following relatives; her husband, Mr. E. H. Cole, and four children, Misses Curtis, Eddy Joe and Elizabeth Cole, and Mr. John Henry Cole; four brothers, Messrs. Rome, Jack, Alton and Ray Stewart.
     The funeral was held at Sandy Creek at 11 o'clock Wednesday morning, the service being conducted by her pastor, Rev. Mr. Harper. Interment was in the Sandy Creek cemetery.

Cole, Victor Herman
Jackson Progress Argus 07 Feb 1957
Herman Cole, 53, Buried January 28 At Orlando, Fla .
    Funeral services for Herman Cole, 53, native Butts countian, and son of Mr. and Mrs. V. W. Cole of Jackson, were held Monday afternoon, January 28, at Orlando, Fla., with interment in the Orlando cemetery.
    Mr. Cole, a resident of Florida for several years, died suddenly at his home in Orlando January 27.
    He is survived by his wife; parents; Mr. and Mrs. V. W. Cole, Jackson; three sisters, Mrs. W. C. Hudgins, Avondale Estates; Mrs. H. L. Schofied, Savannah; Mrs. John Fitzgerald, Jacksonville, Fla.; one brother; Dr. Tom Cole, Miami Springs, Fla.

Cole, Victor Weyman
Jackson Progress Argus 02 May 1957
V. W. Cole Is Buried Wednesday At Cedar Rock
     Funeral services for Victor Weyman Cole, 75, were held Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the Jackson Methodist Church with the Rev. Lamar Watkins and Rev. Ralph Godwin officiating. Interment was in Cedar Rock cemetery under the direction of Haisten Funeral Home.
     Death came to the retired wholesale grocery salesman Tuesday morning at his Jackson residence. For the past eight years until his retirement from the business world a year ago, he had operated a grocery store at Indian Springs.
     For several years following his retirement as a salesman, he serve as
superintendent of the Indian Spring State Park, where he was recognized as one of the most efficient managers in the history of that popular resort.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Eliza Fielder Cole. three daughters, Mrs. Margaret Hudgins, Atlanta; Mrs. John Fitzgerald, Jacksonville, Fla.; Mrs. H. L. Schofield, Savannah; one son, Thomas Cole Miami, Fla.; three sisters, Mrs. W. A. Williams
and Mrs. Pearl Taylor, Jackson; Mrs. J. J. O'Neal, Atlanta; one brother, Byron Cole, Atlanta; five grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers were Avon Gaston, J. W. O'Neal, Morris Williams, Herbert Williams, Victor O'Neal and Asa O'Neal.

Cole, Walter W.
Jackson Progress Argus 22 Jan 1932
Mr. Walter W. Cole Is Claimed by Death
     Relatives and a host of friends here were grieved to learn of the death of Mr. Walter W. Cole, age 50, which occurred at his home on Lakewood Avenue, Atlanta, Saturday morning. Death followed a short illness of pneumonia.
     Mr. Cole, connected with a pioneer Butts county family, was born and reared here and spent his entire life in the county with the exception of the few years he resided in Atlanta. For a long term of years he was night watchman at the Butts county convict camp. His service was marked by faithfulness and close attention to duty and he won the confidence and esteem of all who had dealings with him. A few years ago Mr. Cole moved to Atlanta and had been engaged as night watchman at the Fulton county convict camp. He was a recent visitor to relatives here, and his death came as a shock.
     Mr. Cole was a son of the late Mr. John Cole and Mrs. Lizzie Greer Cole, esteemed residents of the county. He is survived by his wife, formerly Mrs. Burk; a stepdaughter, Miss Alma Burk; one sister, Mrs. D. S. Goodson, of Savannah; three brothers, Messrs. J. W. O. Cole, J. O. Cole and E. H. Cole, all of Jackson.
     The body was brought here and funeral services were held at Macedonia Sunday afternoon at 2:30, with Rev. T. H. Williams, pastor of the Jackson Methodist church, officiating. Interment was in the family lot in the churchyard.
     
Cole, William Ernest
Jackson Progress Argus 04 Mar 1954
W. Ernest Cole Called By Death
     William Ernest Cole, 59, died in the Veterans Hospital in Atlanta February 27 as the result of a seizure suffered at his home here Thursday morning. Victim of a cerebral hemorrhage, he was removed to the veterans hospital and passed away without regaining consciousness.
     Mr. Cole, veteran of the US Navy in World War I, was born February 1, 1895 in Jackson, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. W. O. Cole. His father, John W. Oliver Cole, died a year or two ago, and his mother, Mrs. Eliza Spruce Cole, passed away January 23.
     Before and after World War I Mr. Cole was connected with Jackson business firms. He resided here all his life with the exception of his Navy service and a period spent in farming in Jasper county. His last connection was with the L. C. Webb Service Station where he had been night manager for many years.
     Funeral services were held at the Jackson Methodist Church Wednesday at 2 p. m. with the Rev. P. M. Minter, pastor, officiating. Burial was in the Jackson cemetery under direction of Peacock .& Ball Funeral Home.
     The pallbearers were Tom Bond, J. W. O'Neal, Harvey Moss, R. J. Thornton, John L. Coleman, L. C. Webb.
     Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Robert AIm of Minneapolis, Minn.; two sisters, Mrs. T. D. Carmichael and Mrs. Fletcher Duke of Cocoa, Fla.; two brothers, John Cole of Cocoa, Fla., and W. C. Cole of San Fernando, Calif., several nieces and nephews.

Coleman, Alton H.
Jackson Progress-Argus, August 5, 1948.
Alton H. Coleman Dies of Injuries in Highway Wreck.
     Alton H. Coleman, 43, prominent young businessman, died in an Atlanta hospital shortly after noon Monday as the result of injuries sustained in an automobile wreck on the Indian Spring highway early Sunday.
     The accident happened when he was called to two in a wrecked truck below the Mecca night club. As Coleman was stooped over attaching the chain to the truck a pick up truck driven by Walter E. Parks of Griffin smashed into the rear of the truck being towed, pinning Coleman against the wrecker.
     Coleman suffered a fractured skull and arm and leg injuries. He was given emergency treatment in Jackson, carried to a hospital in Griffin and late removed to Crawford Long Hospital in Atlanta.
     Parks was arrested on a charge of drunken driving and is being held in the Butts county jail, according to Sheriff J. D. Pope.
     News of the tragedy to the prominent young business leader was a shock to the entire community. With his brother, John L. Coleman, Mr. Coleman operated the firm of Coleman's Garage. Recognized as a skilled workman he had for many years held high standing as a mechanic and the firm is one of the best known in this section. Educated in the Jackson public schools, Mr. Coleman embarked on a business career in early manhood. He was a member of the Jackson Methodist church, a charter member of the Exchange Club of Jackson and was popular with a wide circle of friends.
     Survivors are his wife, the former Miss Lois Jones; two sons, Alton Jr. and Alfred Coleman; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Y. Coleman of Jackson and Corbin, Ky.; two sisters, Mrs. A. G. Spencer of Locust Grove and Mrs. J. W. Berry of Corbin, Ky; three brother, John L. Coleman of Jackson; Frank Coleman of Miami, Fla. and Sam Coleman of Atlanta.
     Funeral services, largely attended, were held at the Jackson Methodist church at 3 p.m. Wednesday. The body lay in state in the church an hour before the service. Rev. Ralph Shea, pastor, and Rev. Gaither A. Brigs, pastor of the First Baptist church, officiated. Friends, organization, and relative showed their affection by the lovely floral offerings.
     The pallbearers were Duvall Patrick, Paul Pickett, Carl McMichael, Herbert Moore, Noah Powell, W. E. McCarty.
     Burial was in the Jackson cemetery with Thornton Funeral Home directing plans.

Coleman, Andrew Jackson
Jackson Progress Argus 23 Feb 1956
Last Rites Held Saturday For A. J. Coleman
     Funeral services for Andrew Jackson Coleman, 93, one of Butt county's oldest and most respected citizens, were held Saturday afternoon at Sandy Creek Primitive Baptist Church with Rev. Bill Coleman and Rev. G. A. Briggs officiating.
     Mr. Coleman, who died Thursday night at the home of his daughter, Mrs. T. W. Higgins, was born, reared and spent his entire life in Butts county. He was a highly successful farmer of the Iron Springs community until poor health forced his retirement several years ago. He was a member of the Sandy Creek Church and faithful to his church responsibilities.
     Survivors include his wife Mrs. Mattie Davis Coleman; three daughters, Mrs. T. W. Higgins, Mrs. Ezra Thomas, Mrs. Elsie Singley, all of Jackson; three sons, Horace Coleman of Griffin; Stanley Coleman of Jackson and Jack Coleman of Wauchula, Fla.; a sister, Mrs. Kenneth Thaxton of Jackson; 24 grandchildren; 26 great grandchildren; several nephews and nieces.
     Pallbearers were grandsons James Singley, Olin Singley, Warren Singley, Wilmer Singley, Owen Thomas and Horace Coleman Jr.
     Interment was in the Sandy Creek cemetery under the direction of Haisten Funeral Home.

Coleman, Andrew Jackson
Jackson Progress Argus 30 May 1974
Coleman Rites In Florida
     Mr. Andrew Jackson Coleman, 65, of Route 2, Jackson, died unexpectedly Thursday morning, May 23rd, at his home.
     Mr. Coleman was a native of Butts County, born August 13, 1909, the son of the late Mr. Andrew Jackson Coleman, Sr. and the late Mrs. Mattie Davis Coleman, also both of Butts County,.
     Mr. Coleman was a retired employee of the Water and Light Department of Wauchula, Florida where he worked for 30 years prior to his retirement last year.
     Funeral services were conducted Saturday morning at 11 o'clock from the chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home with the Rev. Frank Smith, pastor of Pleasant Grove Congregational Methodist Church, officiating. Interment was in Wauchula, Florida.
     Sherrell Funeral Home was in charge of local arrangements.
     Mr. Coleman is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Miles Prine of Avon Park, Florida; . Two step-sons, Ronald Startling, U. S. Navy of Spain, and Aubrey Sartling of Wauchula, Florida; three grandchildren.
     
Coleman, Bernice H.
Jackson Progress-Argus, February 21, 1946. B. H. Coleman Taken by Death.
     Bernice H. Coleman, 38 years of age, died at his home on Route 16 between Jackson and the Ocmulgee river Friday night at 9:30 after an illness of sometime.
     Born and reared in Butts county, he was a son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Coleman. At the time of death Mr. Coleman was engaged in farming. Previously he had worked as a mechanic in Jackson garages.
     He is survived by his wife, the former Miss Hester Hardy; his parents and two brothers, Jack Coleman of Florida and Stanley Coleman of Jackson; two sisters, Mrs. B. D. Singley and Mrs. Ezra Thomas of Jackson; one half-sister, Mrs. T. W. Edwards of Jackson, and a half-brother, Horace Coleman of Griffin.
     Funeral services were held at Sandy Creek church Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock and Rev. J. B. Stodghill officiated. Burial was in the churchyard and Thornton Funeral Home had charge of plans.

Coleman, Douglas Y.
Jackson Progress Argus May 1938
Sudden Was Death Douglas Coleman
     The death of Douglas Y. Coleman, 25 years of age, which occurred at Emory University Hospital at 11:15 Tuesday morning, brought deep regret for wide circle of, friends here. He developed a throat trouble a few days ago and on Friday was admitted to the hospital for treatment.
     Almost before his illness became generally known, news of his death was received by the family and friends.
     Mr. Coleman was born and reared here and graduated from the Jackson high school. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Y. Coleman. After completing his education he engaged in a business carrier and for a long period was affiliated with the Pace Bus Line, serving both in the office and as driver. The past August he went to Atlanta to accept employment with the Southeastern Stages and worked in the office of that company.
     His courtesy, tact and kindness won for him many friends, He was a young man of agreeable personality and won friends quickly. Steady and reliable, he showed the qualities that promised a successful career in the business world.
     Surviving relatives are his parents; three sisters, Mrs. J. D. Pope, of Atlanta; Mrs. A. G. Spencer and Etwoile Coleman, of Jackson; five brothers; Frank, of New York; Harry, of Miami; Alton H., Sam and John Y. Coleman, all of Jackson.
     Funeral services were to be held at the First Baptist church Thursday afternoon at 2:30. Rev. R. B. Harrison, the pastor, will officiate and interment will follow in the Jackson cemetery, with S. H. Thornton in charge of arrangements.

Coleman, Effie Jewel King
Jackson Progress Argus 01 Aug 1984
     Mrs. Effie Jewel King Coleman, 71, died Monday morning at Hallmark Nursing Home in Warner Robins following an extended illness.
     A native of Butts County, Mrs. Coleman was the daughter of the late Jim King and Effie Johnson King. She was a former employee of Pepperton Cotton Mills and made her home in East Jackson for many years.
     Survivors include two sons, Jimmy and Wayne Stanley Bedsole, both of Warner Robins; daughter, Sandra Gammage of Warner Robins; brothers, J.O. King and Lamar King, both of Jackson, Franklin King of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., and Benjamin Lee King of Austell; sisters, Nellie Enlow and Willie Ruth Jones, both of Jackson, and Mary Baugh of Covington; five grandchildren, three great-grandchildren; several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
     A. S. Turner Funeral Home of Decatur was in charge of arrangements.

Coleman, Elizabeth Mae Jones
Jackson Progress Argus 27 Sep 1956
Funeral Services Held Monday For Mrs. H. Y. Coleman
     Funeral services for Mrs. H. Y. Coleman, 73, who died Saturday evening at her home after an extended illness, were held at the First Baptist Church Monday afternoon at four
o'clock with the Rev. G. A. Briggs, pastor, officiating. Interment followed in the Jackson City Cemetery under the direction of Peacock & Ball Funeral Home.
     Born in Monroe county, Mrs. Coleman was the daughter of William J. Jones and Mrs. Mollie Mayo Jones. She had resided in Butts county most of her life.
     She is survived by her husband, H. Y. Coleman; three sons, John L. Coleman, Jackson; Frank Coleman, Miami, Fla.; Sam Coleman, Atlanta; two daughters, Mrs. A. G. Spencer, Jackson; Mrs. J. W. Berry, Corbin, Ky.; one sister, Mrs. J. M. Smith, Griffin; 17 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
     Pallbearers were Douglas Coleman, Scott Coleman, Alfred Coleman, Alton Coleman, Emory Spencer, Johnny Pope, Wendell Spencer, and Sammy Coleman.

Coleman, Ernest R.
Jackson Progress Argus 01 May 1975
Mr. Coleman Interred In Macon
     Mr. Ernest R. Coleman, 79, of Forsyth, died Wednesday, April 23rd, in a Forsyth nursing home after a long illness.
     Mr. Coleman, a native of Butts County, had lived in Forsyth for 59 years. He was a retired school bus driver and store clerk. He. was also a member of Rogers United Methodist Church and served on the Monroe County Board of Family and Children Services.
     Funeral services. were conducted Friday afternoon, April 25th, at 3 o'clock in Rogers. United Methodist Church. Interment was in. Macon Memorial Park with Andrew Dillon and Son Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Coleman is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Lillian Pulliam of Monticello, Mrs. Lucille Hicks Of Lizella, Mrs. Eyleen Childs of Forsyth, and Mrs. Margaret Lehman, Jr., of Richmond, Virginia; and a son, Rev. Malcolm Coleman of Clarksville.
     
Coleman, Faye
Jackson Progress Argus 26 Mar 1959
Faye Coleman, 19,Fatally Injured in Griffin Accident
     Miss Faye Coleman, 19, of Flovilla, was killed and four others hurt, two seriously, late Saturday night when the car which they were riding was struck by a tractor-trailer truck on the expressway north of Griffin.
     Miss Coleman died early Sunday morning at the Griffin-Spalding Hospital from injures suffered in the mishap.
     Miss Coleman was an employee of The Kym Co. She was a member of the Pleasant Grove Congregational Methodist Church.
     Miss Toni Walls of Experiment and Thomas McKinnon of Jackson, the driver of the car were listed in serious condition Monday. Miss Walls is at the Griffin-Spalding Hospital. Mr. McKinnon was transferred to an Atlanta! hospital.
    Andrew Kinard of Jackson was listed in good condition by hospital officials in Griffin Monday. Lennie Barnes was treated at the hospital in Griffin, and dismissed Sunday. All the injured were in the car.
     The Griffin State Patrol office said the accident happened Saturday night at 11:05 p. m. at the intersection of Lucky Street and the North Expressway. The truck driver was uninjured. Total property damage was estimated at $4,700 by the patrolmen.
     Funeral services for Miss Coleman were held at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning at the Flovilla Baptist Church with the Rev. Charles Hartsfield officiating. Interment was in. the Sandy Creek Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Survivors include her mother, Mrs. Susie Coleman Law; five sisters, Mrs. Helen Floyd, Atlanta, Mrs. Nellie Huffman, Forest Park; Mrs. Milton Vaughn, Griffin; Mrs. Joyce Barnes,
Jackson; Miss Elizabeth Coleman, Jackson; three brothers, Marvin Coleman, Tampa, Fla.; Jayson Coleman U. S. Marine; T. J. Coleman, Jackson; several nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers were W. L. Collins Jr., Arthur Price, Bryan Ridgeway, Lamar Morton, Ray Lowery and Jesse Barnes.
        
Coleman, George Percy
Jackson Progress Argus November 17, 1955
George Coleman Succumbs To Heart Attack on Friday
     George Percy Coleman, 46, of Indian Springs, died suddenly Friday morning, November 11, at 11 o'clock of a heart attack in a hotel at Porterdale, Ga .
     An Indian Springs businessman for several years where he operated a restaurant and motel, Coleman and his wife had just recently moved to Porterdale where he was employed was in manufacturing plant. He was a native of Aberdeen, Miss., who moved to Butts county in 1940 and until recently operated Coleman's Place.
     Holding membership in the Indian Springs Lodge No. 307, he was active in Masonic affairs and was a veteran of World War II, serving overseas.
     Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2 p. m. at Haisten's Chapel. Interment was in the Jackson City Cemetery with Rev. P. M. Minter officiating and the Masons in charge of the graveside service. Haisten Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
     Active pallbearers were Spencer Johnson, Dean Waldrop, Dan Hoard, Elbert Mullis, Charlie Williams and Earl Grant.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Effie Jewel Bedsole Coleman; one son, Staff Sgt. Wayne Coleman of the U. S. Air Force, who was en route home from California to be discharged; daughter, Mrs. Mary Alice Vickers of Atlanta; aunt, Miss Daisy Harris, Indian Springs; mother, Mrs. Lena Coleman Trammell of Indian Springs.

Coleman, George Wayne
Jackson Progress Argus 08 Jan 1986
     George Wayne Coleman, 53, of 1010 Bentwood Drive, Smyrna, died Jan. 1 at Emory University Hospital
     Survivors include his wife, Mildred Coleman; daughter, Janice C. Wilson of Marietta; sons, Mike Coleman of Marietta and Greg Coleman of Smyrna; mother, Alice Coleman of Jackson; sister, Mary Alice Vickers of Jackson; two grandchildren.
     The funeral was held Friday at 2 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Smyrna with the Rev. Al Turnell officiating. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery.
     Winkenhofer-McCurdy Funeral Home o f Smyrna was in charge of arrangements.

Coleman, Harry S.
Jackson Progress Argus 22 Jul 1943
Harry Coleman Dies In Miami Late Saturday
     Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Y. Coleman and family sympathize with them deeply in the death of Harry S. Coleman, 36 years of age, which occurred Saturday afternoon at his home in Miami, Fla. He had suffered from a heart affection and recently visited the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn., and was thought to be improving.
     Born in Monroe county, Mr. Coleman spent his early years in Jackson. Some time ago he removed to Miami where he was engaged in the wholesale produce business. He was successful in his business and was a young man of splendid ability. He was a member of the Baptist church and active in business, social and civic affairs.
     Survivors are his wife, the former Miss Eunice Crawford of Miami; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Y. Coleman of Jackson; four brother, Frank of Miami; Alton and John L. of Jackson and Sam Coleman of Atlanta; two sisters, Mrs. A. G. Spencer of Jackson and Mrs. John Berry of Atlanta.
     The body was brought to Jackson Tuesday afternoon and funeral services were held at the First Baptist church Wednesday at 4 p. m. with Rev. Gaither A. Briggs officiating.
     Burial was in the Jackson cemetery with Thornton Funeral Homes in charge of arrangements. Rev. Gaither A. Briggs officiating. He was assisted by Rev. E. M. Wise, of the Methodist church. Friends, relatives and organizations sent lovely floral offerings as a mark of esteem.
     The pallbearers were Paul Maddox, I. T. Fincher, Clyde Walker, Carl McMichael, John W. Carter and Wilmer Letson.

Coleman, Herman J. (Preacher Bill), Rev.
Jackson Progress Argus 22 Jul 1987
     The Rev. Herman J. (Preacher Bill) Coleman, 67, of , 323 Yamacraw Road, Griffin, died Friday at the Habersham Medical Center in north Georgia from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
     The Rev. Coleman and a nephew were returning from a fishing trip when their vehicle was struck head-on by another vehicle.
     The funeral was held Sunday at 3 p.m. at Midway Baptist Church in Barnesville with Dr. Jim Stallings and the Rev. James Burleson officiating. Burial was in the Teamon Baptist Church cemetery.
     The Rev. Coleman was born in Henry County and had lived in Barnesville most of his life.
     He was an ordained Baptist minister and had served Rocky Creek Baptist Church, Whitewater Baptist Church, Southside Baptist Church in Cochran, and Calvary Baptist Church in Jackson. He was the current pastor of Midway Baptist Church, which he had served for 33 years. He had conducted numerous revivals across the Southeast. The Rev. Coleman served in the Navy during World War II.
     Survivors include his wife, Ruby Bunn Coleman; daughters, Glenda Wall of Ellenwood and Nancy Carol Owens of Tuscaloosa, Ala.; son, Larry Coleman of Ellenwood; Sisters, Lucille Bonner of Locust Grove, Jewell Clark and Betty Jean Folds, both of Griffin, and Carrie Biles of Orlando, Fla.; brother, Lawrence Coleman of Griffin; seven grandchildren; one great grandchild; several nephews and nieces.
     Woodlawn Funeral Home in Griffin was in charge of arrangements.

Coleman, Howell Harris
Jackson Progress Argus 26 Jun 1969
Head-On Crash Saturday Leaves Two Men Dead
     Two men were believed instantly killed in a grinding, head-on crash of two automobiles early Saturday night about nine miles north of Jackson on Highway 36, about one-fourth mile south of the South River Bridge which is the line between Butts and Newton Counties.
     Victims of the crash were Howell Harris Coleman, 56, of Route 2, Jackson, and Henry Ralph Gardner, 64, of 457 Metropolitan Place, S. E., Atlanta.
     The accident was investigated by Butts County Sheriff Hugh Polk and Deputy Sheriff Billy Leverette. A trooper from the Griffin Barracks of the State Patrol also worked the accident and, according to information gathered by the officers from eye witnesses and physical evidence at the scene, the tragic mishap was believed to have been caused when the car being driven by Mr. Gardner in the direction of Covington blew a tire, causing the vehicle to swerve across the center line and into the lane of the automobile proceeding in the direction of Jackson and driven by Mr. Coleman.
     The impact completely demolished the two cars and it is believed resulted in the instant deaths of the drivers of each vehicle.
     The victims were rushed to Sylvan Grove Hospital by ambulance where they were pronounced dead on arrival about 8:30 p. m. by the physician on duty at the hospital.
     Funeral services for Mr. Coleman, who resided in Newton County but had a Rt. 2, Jackson mailing address, were conducted Monday afternoon at four o'clock from the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with Rev. T. J. Thaxton officiating. Interment was in Macedonia Cemetery.
     Mr. Coleman was a native of Turner County, son of the late Mr. James Allen Coleman and Mrs. Luna Wilbanks Coleman. He was a veteran of World War II.
     In addition to his wife Mrs. Natoma Lummus Coleman, Mr. Coleman is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Bobby Moore of Forest Park; five sisters, Mrs. Lawrence Barr of Monticello, Mrs. Ralph P. Pharr of Barnesville, Mrs. J. E. Hamlett of East Point, Mrs. Ed Smith of Tampa, Fla., Mrs. J. S. Cauthen of Columbus; four brothers, Roy L. Coleman of Leesburg, J. T. Coleman of Cordele; Allen Coleman of Charlotte, N. C., Travis Coleman of Ft. Worth, Texas; several nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers were Billy Joe Henson, Howard Lummus, Clinton Lummus, Jimmy Pharr, Melvin Hamlett, Marvin Coleman.

Coleman, Hugh Young
Jackson Progress Argus 06 Aug 1970
Funeral Today For Hugh Y. Coleman
     Mr. Hugh Young Coleman, 88, died Tuesday morning about three o'clock at a Danville, Ky. nursing home following a long period of declining health. Mr. Coleman had lived in Jackson for many years and was widely known in this area.
     Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon, August 6th, at the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home in Jackson with Rev. Don Folsom, pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiating. Interment will be in the Jackson City Cemetery.
     Mr. Coleman is survived by a daughter, Mrs. John W. Berry, Corbin, Ky.; two sons, Franklin Coleman of Griffin and John L. Coleman, of Jackson; one sister, Mrs. B. W. Shaffer, Atlanta.
     Additional details concerning Mr. Coleman's death were not available at press time.

Jackson Progress Argus 13 Aug 1970
H. Y. Coleman Buried Here On Thursday
     Funeral services for Mr. Hugh Young Coleman, 88, of Corbin, Ky., were held Thursday afternoon, August 6th, at four o'clock in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home in Jackson with the Rev. Don Folsom, pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiating. Interment was in the Jackson City Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mr Coleman died early Tuesday morning, August 4th, in a Danville, Kentucky Nursing Home. He had been in declining health for several years.
     Mr. Coleman, a retired railroad man, was born July 16, 1882 in Monroe County. He was the son of the late Mr. Franklin Coleman and Mrs. Willie Smith Coleman, both of Monroe County. Mr. Coleman's wife was the late Mrs. Elizabeth Jones Coleman. He had lived in Jackson for a long number of years and was widely known here.
     Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. John W. Berry of Corbin, Ky.; two sons, Franklin Coleman of Griffin and John L. Coleman of Jackson; a sister, Mrs. B. W. Schaffer of Atlanta; 19 grandchildren; 18 great grandchildren.
     Pallbearers were Emory Spencer, Wendel Spencer, Douglas Coleman, Alfred Coleman, Sammy Coleman and Scott Coleman.
     
Coleman, J. C.
Butts County Progress Nov 28 1907
     Mc. C. C. Coleman, telegraph operator at Ellenwood and who was well known in Jackson, having been a citizen here a few years ago, died at his home in Ellenwood suddenly Monday at noon.
     He was a middle aged man and is survived by his wife.
     He was generally liked by those who knew him, and was considered a man of good Christian traits.
     The body was brought to Jackson Tuesday afternoon for interment.

Coleman, J. F.
The Jackson Argus November 21, 1902
     The death of Mr. J. F. Coleman, which occurred Thursday, was a very sad one. Mr. Coleman leaves a wife and five little children who were dependant upon his earnings and who will miss his strong arm for support as they do the comfort of his presence. They have the deepest sympathy of all people in their deep sorrow.

Coleman, Jake
Jackson Progress Argus 24 Apr 1985
     Jake Coleman, 79, of Route 1, Flovilla, died Sunday night at Henry General Hospital.
     Mr. Coleman was born in Banks County, son of late Charlie and Annie Hanley Coleman. Before his retirement he was a poultry farmer for many years. He was a member of the Baptist church.
     Survivors include his wife, Annie Sue Sikes Coleman; sons, Curtis and James Coleman, both of Jackson, and Carlton Coleman of Forsyth; daughters, Lorene Jones of Spartanburg, S.C., Lois Chrisley of Flovilla, Lonnie Moss of Winder, and Lonnell Musselwhite of Porterdale; 29 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; brothers, David and Curtis Coleman. both of Griffin; sisters, Winnie Swain of Ashburn. and Pauline Moody of Rochelle; several nieces and nephews.
     The funeral was held Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. in the chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home with the Rev. Chuck McCrackin officiating. Burial was in the Chapel Hill Baptist Church cemetery in Winder.
     Sherrell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Coleman, Jason Daniel
Jackson Progress Argus 08 Feb 1989
     Jason Daniel Coleman, 59, of O'Neal Trailer Park, Highway 36 East, died Jan. 11 at South Fulton Hospital following a lengthy period of declining health.
     The funeral was held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the in Sandy Creek in Butts County.
David McMichael Eatonton. Burial was in the Pine Grove Cemetery.
     Survivors include his Wife, Elsie Cumbie of Eatonton; daughter, Joyce Davis of Eatonton; sons, Louie Cumbie of Covington and Mike Cumbie of Eatonton; sisters, Pearl Price of Jackson. Pauline Smith of Augusta, and LauMtt Williams of UtmUm; brothers, Bobby Cuttlbte of Eatonton, Floyd Cumbie rf Good water, Ala, and Ernest Cumbie of Jacksonville, Fla.
     Vining Funeral Home in Eatonton was in charge of arrangements.

Coleman, John
  Middle Georgia Argus October 20, 1881
     Mr. John Coleman an aged citizen of Monroe county died on Tuesday last.

Coleman, John L.
Jackson Progress Argus 05 Jun 1991
     Mr. John L. Coleman, 76, of 407 Woodland Way in Jackson died Monday morning at Sylvan Grove Hospital in Jackson following a lengthy illness.
     The funeral was held Wednesday morning in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home in Jackson, with the Rev. Bill O'Connor and the Rev. Bert Carmichael officiating.
     Burial was in Jackson City Cemetery.
     Mr. Coleman was born in Monroe County, son of the late Hugh Y. and Elizabeth Jones Coleman. He was the owner operator of Coleman's Garage and Wrecker Service in Jackson for over 50 years before his retirement.
     He served on the Jackson City Council from 1963 until 1985 and was mayor pro-tern most of that time. Mr. Coleman was a member of First Baptist Church, St. Johns Lodge #45 of Free and Accepted Masons, Royal Arch, Chapter, and Alexius Commandery #22 of Knights Templar in Jackson.
     Survivors include his wife, Willie T. Wade Coleman of Jackson; daughter and son-in-law, Jennifer and David Garr of Atlanta; sons and daughter-in-law, Doug and Sylvia Coleman of Lafayette, and Scott Coleman of Jackson; step-son and daughter-in-law, Euell and Ann Wade of Lilburn; four grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and two step-grandsons; sister, Mrs. Etwell Berry of Corbin, and several nieces and nephews.
     Those desiring may make a contribution to the Sylvan Grove Hospital Auxiliary.
     Haisten Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Coleman, Kenneth R.
Jackson Progress Argus 28 Jan 1971
Heart Attack Ruled In Death Of Teacher
     The body of Kenneth R. Coleman, 49, science and math teacher at Henderson Junior High at Jackson, was discovered about 5:30 Monday afternoon in his trailer at the Lunsford Trailer Park northwest of Jenkinsburg, just off Woodward Road.
     Butts County Sheriff Hugh Polk and Deputy Sheriff Wendell Cook were called to the scene as was Butts County Coroner John Sherrell. Evidence indicated that death was attributed to a heart seizure which had occurred some hours earlier. Mr. Coleman had called the school to notify authorities that he was sick Monday morning and his death was ruled from natural causes.
     Mr. Coleman was born in Cerro Gordon, N. C. and was a member of the First Christian Church in Eastman. He was a member of the Georgia Teachers Association and was an Army veteran of World War II. Mr. Coleman had taught elsewhere in the state for 15 years.
     Funeral services for the deceased teacher were held Wednesday afternoon at three o'clock in Resthaven Memorial Gardens with Horis A. Ward, Inc. in charge of arrangements. Rev. Jack H. Ballard officiated at the graveside services.
     A memorial service was held Wednesday afternoon at Henderson Jr. High with students and faculty taking part. Mr. Coleman is survived by three brothers, Wallace M. Coleman of Miami, Fla., Horace R. Coleman of Winston Salem, N. C., Charles H. Coleman of Decatur; four sisters, Mrs. James O. Ogburn of Dublin, Miss Dorothy Coleman of Augusta, Miss Marie Coleman of Decatur, Mrs. Malcolm E. Brown of Mobile, Ala.; several nieces and nephews.

Coleman, Lillie Irene Miss
  The Jackson Progress-Argus February 8, 1918
Miss Lillie Coleman's Death Occurred At Indian Springs
Funeral was held Monday afternoon at Sandy Creek.
     Miss Lillie Coleman, 13 years old, died at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Coleman, at Indian Springs, Sunday night. She had recently contracted measles and this with other complications was the cause of death.
     The funeral was held at the home Monday at 12 o'clock, noon, the services being conducted by Elder Ratcliffe. Interment was in the cemetery at Sandy Creek.
     The surviving relatives are her father and mother; five brothers, Horace, Dan, Buck, Andrew Jack and Stanley Coleman; four sisters, Misses Mae, _____, Elsie, and _____ Coleman.

The Jackson Progress-Argus February 8, 1918
Indian Springs.
     Lily Coleman, age twelve, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Coleman, was buried at Sandy Creek Monday morning. Lily was a beloved pupil of the Indian Spring school. Miss Smith, the teacher, and the scholars attested their love and sorrow in beautiful floral offerings, one a wreath of lovely white lilies, typical of the name and purity of the sainted deceased.

Coleman, Lloyd Franklin
Jackson Progress Argus 08 Aug 1963
Lloyd F. Coleman Died Friday At Sylvan Grove
     Funeral services for Mr. Lloyd Franklin Coleman, 82, of Jackson, who died at Sylvan Grove Hospital Friday, were held Saturday afternoon from the First Baptist Church in Jackson with the Rev. Sidney L. Waterhouse and the Rev. S. H. Odom officiating. Burial was in Jackson City Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Coleman, a retired carpenter, was born in Monroe County, the son of William Coleman and Mrs. Willie Smith Coleman. He was a member of the Paran Baptist Church. Survivors include one sister, Mrs. B. W. Shaffer of Atlanta; a brother, Hugh Coleman of Jackson; several nieces and nephews.
     Mr. Coleman's body lay in state at the church 30 minutes prior to the funeral.
     Pallbearers were Johnny Pope, Sammy Coleman, Alfred Coleman, Douglas Coleman, Wendell Spencer, and Emory Spencer.

Coleman, Lois Jones
Jackson Progress Argus 20 Apr 1988
     Lois Jones Coleman, 82, of 212 Brookwood Ave., Jackson, died Sunday morning at the residence of her son in Stone Mountain.
     The funeral was held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with the Rev. Mack Tribble officiating. Burial was in the Jackson cemetery.
     Mrs. Coleman, a native of Butts County, was the daughter of William F. Jones, and Susan Nelms Jones. She was married to Alton H. Coleman from June 1928 until his death in August 1948.
     Mrs. Coleman was a member of the Jackson United Methodist Church for more than 50 years and served as secretary of the Fellowship Sunday School Class. She was employed by Fresh Air Barbecue for 25 years. During the mid-1940s, she worked for the U.S. government at the Atlanta Army Depot.
     She was a member of the Hawthorn Garden Club, which she served as treasurer for 17 years, the AARP, and a former member of the Jackson Business and Professional Women's. Organization.
     Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law Alton and Mary Coleman of Stone Mountain and Alfred and Banford Coleman of St. Simons; five grandchildren, Alfred Coleman Jr. and Susan Buchanan of St. Simons, Alton Coleman of Pensacola, Fla., and Cynthia and Sharon Coleman of Stone Mountain; one great-granddaughter, Allison Buchanan of St.Simons; sister-in-law, Etowile Berry of Corbin, Ky.; brother-in-law, John. L. Coleman of Jackson; several nephews and nieces.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Coleman, Mary Jane Head
  The Middle Georgia Argus March 10, 1881
Died.
     On Sunday morning last, Mrs. Mary Coleman, nee Head, wife of Mr. Wilson Coleman, after a long protracted term of suffering with consumption breathed her last and passed quietly into the happy spirit land. She was buried at Sandy Creek Church on Monday evening last attended by a large assemblage of friends, Rev. McRae of our town conducted the religious exercise in some timely and appropriate and feeling remarks.
     She was a consistent follower of Christ and although she left a large family of little children to mourn her loss. We rejoice to know and feel that, their loss is her gain, and the one who has blessed her will bless the bereaved ones.

Coleman, Mary Teresa
Jackson Progress Argus 11 Jun 1986
     Mary Teresa Coleman, 29, of Flovilla died Friday morning at her residence.
     Mrs. Coleman was a native of Monroe County. She was a member of New Providence Baptist Church in Monroe County.
     Survivors include a son, Shane Coleman of Flovilla; step-father Licil Johnson of
Flovilla; and stepbrothers, Riley Johnson of Forsyth and Ronnie Johnson of Butler.
     Graveside services were held Sunday at 2 p. m. at Piedmont Baptist Church in Lamar County.
     Andrew A. Dillon & Son Funeral Home of Forsyth was in charge of arrangements.
Jackson Progress Argus 11 Jun 1986
Death of woman investigated
     The Butts County Sheriff's Department is investigating the death of a Flovilla woman whose body was found Friday morning at her residence.
     The body of Teresa Coleman, 29, was discovered about 7:00 by a family member, according to Sheriff Billy Leverette.
     Her body was taken to the state crime lab where ian autopsy was performed.
An official report on the cause of death has not been released. Cause of death not released.
     The Clayton County Police Department is continuing the investigation of the death of a Butts County woman whose body was found floating in the Flint River.
     Lt. Russell Baker said Friday that the state crime lab's medical examiner is not
willing, at this point in the investigation, to make a conclusive statement regarding
the cause of death.
     The body of Bobbie Jackson, 21, of Route 3, Jackson, was found April 23 floating in the Flint River in Clayton County.
     She had been missing since April 15, and authorities believe her body had been in the river from ,three to five days when it was discovered.

Coleman, Mattie Davis
Jackson Progress Argus 26 Mar 1970
Mrs. Coleman Buried Sunday At Sandy Creek
     Mrs. Mattie Davis Coleman, 93, of Route 1, Flovilla, one of Butts County's oldest citizens, died at noon Friday, March 20th, at Westbury Medical Care Home in Jenkinsburg. Mrs. Coleman had been in declining health for a number of years and had been a patient at Westbury since November 1968.
     Prior to that time Mrs. Coleman had made her home with Mrs. Mae Coleman Higgins for a long period of time.
     Born July 30, 1876, Mrs. Coleman, the former Miss Mattie Davis, was the daughter of Mr. Parham Davis and Mrs. Matilda Gibson Davis, both of Monroe County. She had lived in Butts County most of her life and was a member of the Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church in Monroe County. She was the widow of Mr. Andrew Jackson Coleman.
     Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at three o'clock in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home in Jackson. The Rev. Andy Holston, pastor of The Community Church, and Rev. Jimmy Landrum, pastor of the Pleasant Grove Congregational Methodist Church, officiated. Interment was in Sandy Creek Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge.
     Mrs. Coleman is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Elsie Singley and Mrs. Nannie Thomas, both of Jackson; two sons, Stanley Coleman of Jackson and Jack Coleman of Wauchula, Florida; a half-sister, Mrs. Ruby Martin of Atlanta; 26 grandchildren; 36 great grandchildren.
     Pallbearers were Horace Coleman, Owen Thomas, Olin Singley, Warren Singley, Wilbur Singley and James Singley.

Coleman, Nannie Mrs.
  Jackson Argus May 11, 1900
Indian Spring.
     Mrs. Nannie Coleman, who has been ill with consumption for more than a year, died at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Coleman last Friday, and was buried at Mt. Vernon Saturday. The family and Friends have the sincere sympathy of all.

Coleman, P. M., Mrs.
Jackson Progress Argus February 21, 1930
Mrs. P. M. Coleman Passes in Indiana
     Friends in Jackson of Mr. and Mrs. P. M. (Skeet) Coleman are distressed to learn of the death of Mrs. Coleman Monday morning at a sanitarium in Indianapolis.
     Both Mr. and Mrs. Coleman were splendid young people and made friends so easily. Mrs. Coleman was elected to the second grade in Jackson public school but resigned on account of moving to Florida.
     Mrs. Coleman had been in ill health for two years.
     Funeral services and interment took place at her old home at Delphi, Ind. Tuesday afternoon.

Coleman, Rebecca Britton
Jackson Progress Argus 11 Mar 1981
Coleman Rites Be Held Today
     Mrs. Rebecca Britton Coleman, 67, of 407 Woodland Way, died early Tuesday morning at her residence. She was the wife of John L. Coleman, Jackson businessman and member of the City of Jackson council.
     Funeral plans were not complete at press time but the funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock in the First Baptist Church. Interment will be in the Jackson City cemetery under the direction of Haisten Funeral Home.
     Mrs. Coleman was a retired Jackson business, woman, having formerly operated a beauty parlor here and assisted her husband in his business. She was a native of Butts County, daughter of the late Claude L. Britton and the late Annie Maude Letson Britton. She was a member of the First Baptist Church.
     Survivors include her husband, John L. Coleman; a daughter, Mrs. Jennifer Garr of Atlanta; two sons, Scott Coleman of Jackson and Douglas Coleman of Brunswick; two sisters, Mrs. Virginia Kelly of Jackson and Mrs. Ina Mae Dorsett of Laurel, Md.; a brother, Letson Britton of Jackson; three grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.

  Coleman, Samuel Rutherford
  Jackson Progress Argus 01 Apr 1965
Rites Today For Samuel Coleman
     Samuel Rutherford Coleman, 57, of First Street, Jackson, died at Sylvan Grove Hospital Wednesday morning, March morning, following a short illness. He had been in the hospital about a week.
     Born in Monroe County, Mr. Coleman was the son of Mr. Hugh Coleman of Jackson, who survives, and the late Mrs. Elizabeth Jones Coleman. He was a mechanic and refrigeration repairman.
     He is survived by his father, Hugh Coleman, of Jackson; one daughter, Miss Eleanor Coleman of Savannah; a son, Sammy Coleman of Jackson; two brothers, Franklin Coleman of Miami, Fla.; and John L. Coleman of Jackson; one sister, Mrs. Johnny of Corbin, Ky.
     Funeral services will be conducted Thursday afternoon at three o'clock at Haisten Chapel with the Rev. Robert L. Thompson officiating. Interment will be the Jackson City Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Pallbearers asked to serve include Harold Elliott, Frank Miller, Bailey Woodward, Roy Goff, Letson Britton, and Bill Garr.

Coleman, Sara Mae Turner
Jackson Progress Argus 04 Feb 1981
Coleman Rites Held Friday
     Funeral services for Mrs. Sara Mae Turner Coleman, 77, of 318 S. Ninth St., Griffin, were held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home in Jackson. Dr. Paschal Gilley officiated and interment was in the Jackson City cemetery.
     Mrs. Coleman died early Thursday morning at the Monroe County Hospital in Forsyth following a lengthy illness. She had been a patient at Hilltop Nursing Home for several months.
     A native of Butts County, she was the daughter of the late William Davis Turner and the late Georgia Pritchett Turner. She was widow of the late William Franklin Coleman, who died in 1976.
     Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Frank Weldon of Corbin, Ky.; two sisters-in-law, Mrs. Lois Coleman of Jackson and Mrs. Etwoile Berry of Corbin, Ky.; a brother-in-law, John L. Coleman of Jackson; several nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers were Alton Coleman, Jeff Coleman, Billie Jones, Jack Nelson, Sammy Smith and Leon Smith.

Coleman, William, Mrs.
  The Jackson Argus October 4, 1901
Pepperton.
     Mrs. Wm. Coleman died last night at 12 o'clock after a long illness from catarrh of throat and lungs. The family has our deepest sympathy in this hour of sadness and sorrow. The Lord is too wise to err and too good to do wrong, and does all things right and our loss is her gain. May God bless the husband and his children all the way through life.

Coleman, William Franklin
Jackson Progress Argus 12 Feb 1976
Last Rites For W. F. Coleman Held Sunday
     Mr. William Franklin Coleman, 73, of 318 South 9th. Street, Griffin, died Friday at St. Joseph Hospital, Atlanta, where he had been a patient for the past nine weeks.
     Born in Monroe County September 3, 1902, Mr. Coleman was son of the late Hugh Y. Coleman and the late Elizabeth Jones Coleman. Mr. Coleman had lived in Miami, Florida for many years before moving to Griffin several years ago.
     Funeral services were conducted Sunday at three o'clock in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Horne in Jackson with the Rev. Don Folsom, pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiating. Interment was in Jackson City Cemetery.
     Mr. Coleman is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mae Turner Coleman, Griffin; one brother, John L. Coleman of Jackson; one sister, Mrs. John W. Berry of Corbin, Kentucky; several nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers were Douglas Coleman, Alfred Coleman, Sammy Coleman, Emory Spencer, Wendell Spencer, and Johnny Pope.
Coleman, William Horace
Jackson Progress Argus 16 Jan 1969
W. H. Coleman, Butts Native, Dies. Sunday
     Mr. William Horace Coleman of Tomochichi Road, Griffin, died Sunday, January 12th, at the Griffin-Spalding County Hospital,
     A native of Butts County, Mr. Coleman had lived in Spalding County for over 40 years. He was a member of the Teamon Baptist Church and a retired employee of Spalding Knitting Mills where he had over 35 years of service.
     Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon from Teamon Baptist Church with the Rev. Wayman Merritt, the Rev. Charles Pirkle, and Rev. Ideus Barnett officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery with McDonald Chapel in charge of arrangements.
     Survivors include five daughters, Mrs. M. P. Bonner of Locust Grove, Mrs. Ada Turner, Mrs. W. H. Clark, Mrs. Richard Folds, all of Griffin, and Mrs. Fred Biles of Orlando, Fla.; two sons, the Rev. H. J. "Bill" Coleman and H. L. Coleman, both of Griffin; three sisters, Mrs. Mae Higgins, Mrs. Nannie Thomas, Mrs. Elsie Singley, all of Jackson; two brothers, Stanley Coleman of Jackson and Jackson Coleman of Palatka, Fla.; stepmother, Mrs. Mattie Coleman of Butts County; 18 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Collier, B. A. Mrs.
  Middle Georgia Argus October 27, 1891
Death
     The remains of Mrs. B. A. Collier reached Indian Springs on Monday night and will be buried at the ____ time and place.

Collier, B. A.
  The Jackson Progress-Argus April 5, 1918
Mrs. B. A. Collier Passed Away Tuesday
     News was received here Wednesday of the death of Mr. B. A. Collier, 74 years of age, which occurred at the home of his daughter, Mrs. A. F. LeGost, in Mt. Vernon, N. Y., Tuesday. Mr. Collier was a former resident of Butts county and one of Georgia's most prominent citizens. During his residence at Indian Springs he was instrumental in building several hotels and making the well known health resort more popular.
     The body will be brought to Jackson Friday and the funeral will be held during the day at Indian Springs.
     Mr. Collier was a veteran of the civil war. He is survived by two sons, Mr. B. C. Collier, of Allentown, Pa., Mr. H. L. Collier, of Bartow, Fla.; one daughter, Mrs. A. F. LeGost, of Mt. Vernon, N. Y.; three sisters, Mrs. M. S. Smith, of Fitzgerald, Misses Carrie and Louia Collier, of Indian Springs; three brothers, Judge N. C. Collier, of St. Louis, Mr. I. W. Collier, of Birmingham, and Mr. Paul J. Collier, of Arkansas.

The Jackson Progress-Argus April 12, 1918
Funeral Mr. B. A. Collier Held At Indian Springs
     The funeral for Mr. Bryan A. Collier, former of Butts county citizen, who died in Mt. Vernon, N. Y., Tuesday of the past week, was held at Indian Springs Friday morning at 11 o'clock. The services were conducted by Dr. Robert VanDeventer and interment was in the Cornell-Collier cemetery. The pallbearers were Messrs. H. L. Daughtry, D. G. McMichael, F. M. Lawson, B. A. Wright, Wright Watkins and L. D. Hoard.
     Mr. Collier was well and favorably known to a large number of older citizens of the county. He resided at Indian Springs until a few years ago when he made his home with his daughter, Mrs. A. F. LeGost, in New York. He was formerly in the insurance business and was held in high esteem by countless friends. Mr. Collier was a member of one of the oldest and most prominent families of the county.
     All the brothers of the deceased were present, except Mr. Paul J. Collier, of Little Rock. Judge N. Calvin Colvin, of St. Louis, who held a federal judgeship under President Cleveland, was among the prominent visitors summoned to Indian Springs to attend the obsequies.

Collier, B. W.
  Jackson Argus September 6, 1894
In Memoriam
     Sweetly and apparently without pain the gentle spirit of Mr. B. W. Collier passed from earth to Heaven Saturday night, October 13th, at his home in Indian Spring. His last day on earth was a perfect day and a happy one for him. He was unusually bright and cheerful and spoke of the many reasons he had for gratitude and thanksgiving. He was busy during the day attending church, and looking after the finances of the church, and the comfort of his pastor. He retired in his usual health about 9 o'clock. Soon after retiring paralysis of the brain attacked him, and in an hour his soul was in Heaven. He leaves a devoted wife, six sons and three daughters besides several grandchildren who all love and reverence his memory. No children were ever more devoted to a parent than his, and if any differences ever arose, his wise counsel always prevailed. He was truly a peacemaker. He used his wife for others, thinking little of himself. His children were all present for the funeral except three who have homes in the far west.
     Four sons and two grandsons acted as pall bearers. He was followed to the grave by a large number of mourning friends, where he was buried with Masonic honors, the funeral having been preached by Rev. Mr. Hurst, a student at Mercer, and pastor at the Baptist church at Indian Spring. Mr. Collier was for many years before the war well known all over Georgia as the proprietor of the celebrated McIntosh House, which was destroyed by fire about fourteen years ago. Since which time he has lived in retirement, surrounded by his devoted family and always cared for by them and their saintly mother.
     Visitors to the now famous Wigwam, presided over by sons of Mr. Collier, never failed to seek out the genial and venerable patriarch, who was always delighted to talk of the former glory of Indian Spring and of the virtue of its water. No man was better posted in the history of Georgia, and he numbered among his acquaintances and friends many of her most illustrious sons and daughters. His cordial greetings and pleasant smile will long be missed by the visitors to the Spring and many will doubtless feel that much of the charm of the place has vanished with him. The beauty of his christian character shone more resplendently in his own home and in his own family.
     Those who by marriage or otherwise were members of his family, always received the tenderest consideration. The writer can give cardinal testimony to this fact, after a membership in the family extending over more than a quarter of a century.

Collier, Carrie Pope
Jackson Progress-Argus 6 Mar 1936
Miss Carrie Collier Dies at Rock Castle
     The death of Miss Carrie Pope Collier, 90 years of age, occurred at the ancestral home, Rock Castle, a t 9:30 Wednesday morning. Ill for several days, death was not unexpected.
     Her death removes Indian Springs' oldest resident and one of Georgia's most widely beloved women. "Miss Carrie" as she was known by thousands of friends, was born at Indian Springs August 1, 1845, and resided there all her life. She was a daughter of Bryan Whitfield Collier and Martha Bryans. Her father moved from Hawkinsville to Indian Springs to operate the McIntosh Hotel. She was one of eleven children, six sons and five daughters. The death of a sister, Miss Lou Collier, and a niece, Miss Mary Cleveland, occurred in April the past year.
     Miss Collier served for a long period of years as postmaster at Indian Springs. She possessed a rich store of information about the early history of Indian Springs and Butts county. A contemporary of the late Miss Joe Varner, Miss Collier was a familiar and beloved figure in the social life of that historic resort center. She was a member of the Daughters of the Confederacy and an honorary member of Camp Barnett United Confederate Veterans of Butts county. She had long been an active member of the Indian Springs Baptist church.
     Miss Collier was a progressive and loyal citizen in civic, social and cultural activities. As she approached her nineties, she still held a modern views of things. Her life, she said, was divided into three thirty year periods. The first the period of youth when she was very happy and the belle and life of social gatherings. The next thirty years was not so fruitful of joy and contentment because her friends were marrying: and moving to distant points, social circles were broken and many near and dear were dying. The last period was the happiest of them all, being surrounded by friends and loved ones who delighted to give her first place in thought and consideration. Her birthdays and her Christmases were real events when hundreds paid tribute to her.
     She is survived by an only sister. Mrs. M. S. Smith, of Fitzgerald. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews, including Mr. Ben Cleveland, of Indian Springs, Mrs. J. B. Wall and Miss Louise Smith, of Fitzgerald, and Mrs. Claude Gray, of Tifton.
     Funeral services for this prominent and beloved woman were held at Indian Springs Thursday morning. A former pastor, Rev. W. S. Adams, of Madison, assisted by Rev. R. B. Harrison, conducted the services and interment was in the family cemetery.

Collier, Charles Vines
Jackson Progress-Argus Mar 4, 1940
C. V. Collier is Claimed By Death
     Graveside services for Dr. Charles J Vines Collier, 61, widely known druggist, who died Saturday afternoon at his home at Omega after a long illness, were held at the Jackson cemetery Monday afternoon. The Rev. J. C. Callaway, pastor of the Jackson Methodist church, was in change. Burial was in the family lot.
     Dr. Collier was born near Barnesville and spent his early years in Butts county. He was formerly connected with the Hanna Drug Company in Jackson and later moved to Brunswick where he entered business for himself. Still later he was located at St. Petersburg, Fla., and in recent years had resided at Omega. He was favorably known to the people of Butts county and friends here were sorry to learn of his death.
     He is survived by his wife, the former Miss Bertha Burford, of Jackson; a son, Vines Collier, Jr., of Philadelphia; three sisters, Mrs. Daniel, of Griffin; Mrs. Sykes, of Ty Ty and Mrs. E. L. Patrick, of Omega. The Rev. W. P. Burford, of McRae, Asa Burford, of Knoxville, Tenn., and Curry Burford, of Atlanta, are brothers-in-law.

Collier, George
  Butts County Progress February 14, 1913
George Collier Answers Call.
Was widely known and esteemed End came Monday night.
Mr. Collier passed away in a few minutes after reaching Indian Springs from Fitzgerald.
     George Collier, widely known and esteemed by thousands of friends, died at Indian Springs Monday night at 7 o'clock. His death followed a period of feeble health extending over several months, and was due to heart trouble. He was brought home from Fitzgerald on the evening train, apparently standing the trip well, but expired in twenty minutes after reaching home.
     Mr. Collier's passing will bring genuine sorrow to a wide circle of friends over the state. No Georgian of his day was better or more favorably known. He was known for his open, sunny disposition and his friendship was much prized.
     Born at Indian Springs 62 years ago, the son of Hon. B. W. Collier, who built the McIntosh House famous before the war. Mr. Collier had a varied and active career. He built the Wig Wam, a widely known hostelry. Until feeble health forced him to resign he was state manager of the Volunteer State Life Insurance Co. He had lived in Macon, Cordele and was residing in Fitzgerald when sized with his last illness. He was interested in the development of Butts county and aided materially in getting the power company and Jackson together on the power contract.
     Mr. Collier was a member of a fine old family. He is survived by three sisters, Mrs. M. L. Smith, Misses Carrie and Lula Collier, all of Indian Springs; four brothers, Judge N. C. Collier, of St. Louis, Messrs. B. A. Collier, of New York, L. W. Collier, of Birmingham, P. J. Collier, of Little Rock and numerous relatives.
     The funeral took place from the Baptist church at Indian Springs Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock and was largely attended. The services were conducted by Dr. Robert VanDeventer, pastor of the church.

The Jackson Argus February 21, 1913
The Late George Collier.
     The late George Collier, whose death is reported at Indian Spring, was widely known in this section of the State. For years he was a frequent visitor to Albany, where he claimed hundreds of friends. He was one of the most genial of men full of wit and anecdote, and the life of any company of which he chanced to be a member. His death occurred suddenly, and the news of his passing carried sadness to many sections of Georgia. Albany Herald.

Collier, George P.
  The Jackson Argus February 14, 1913
George P. Collier Dies At Indian Spring Home.
Well known citizen and builder of famous Wigwam Hotel passed away suddenly Monday night at age of sixty-two.
     George P. Collier, who was well known for his business operations in Macon, Fitzgerald and Atlanta, dropped dead with heart failure at his beautiful home, Rock Castle at Indian Spring, about 8 o'clock Monday night.
     Mr. Collier was 62 years of age and had been in bad health fore some time. He was taken ill at Fitzgerald about ten days ago and had regained strength enough to make the trip home Monday, accompanied by a trained nurse. He had been at his home only a few minutes when he died.
     The famous Wigwam Hotel at the Spring was built by Mr. Collier about twenty years ago, and he had been interested in other hotels. Recently he had been in the insurance and loan business, with main offices at Macon. Several years ago he resided in Atlanta, for a time being in the insurance business under the firm name of Ackers & Collier.
     Mr. Collier was a bachelor. He is survived by three sisters, Misses Carrie and Lou Collier and Mrs. C. C. Smith, who live at Indian spring, and by four brothers, Bryan, of New York City, Paul, of Little Rock, Whitt, of Birmingham, and Judge Calvin Collier of St. Louis.
     The funeral occurred from the First Baptist church Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev. R. VanDeventer officiating. The remains were interred in Indian Spring cemetery.
     The pallbearers were: Mr. Ben Wright and Judge Ogletree, of Indian Spring; Dr. A. F. White, of Flovilla; Mr. Brown Taylor, of Macon; Messrs. Lawrence Crawford and H. L. Daughtry, of Jackson.
  
Collier, Jackie Marie
Jackson Progress Argus 31 Dec 1970
Pneumonia Ruled In Death Girl
     The body of an eight month old Negro girl, Jackie Marie Collier, of Route 4, Jackson, was discovered in bed Saturday morning, December 26th, about 9:30 o'clock by her parents, Bennie James Collier and Lillie Mae Collier.
     John Sherrell, Butts County Coroner, who investigated the death along with the Butts County Sheriff's Department, said that no suspicion of foul play was involved but that an autopsy was performed by a physician at Sylvan Grove Hospital where it was determined that pneumonia was likely the cause of death.
     The parents in a statement to investigating officers said that they had put Jackie Marie to bed Christmas night and found her dead the next morning. It is believed that she had been dead a few hours when her body was discovered.

Collier, John
Jackson Progress Argus 11 Mar 1992
     Mr. John Collier, 75, of Barnesville died Tuesday, March 3.
     Funeral services were Saturday, March 7, at Rocky Mount United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Eddie F. Collier officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery.
     Mr. Collier was born, in Monroe County, son of the late Lee and Carrie Leary Collier. He was a member of Rocky Mount United Methodist Church where he served as chairman of the Stewart Board for many years.
     Survivors include his wife, Laura Mae Collier; children, Lois, Lee Otis, Larry, Terry, the Rev. Eddie F., Johnnie Mae, Leroy, Robert, Gladys, Fred and Rozie Collier; children raised as his own, John Wesley, Annie Ruth, the Rev. Charlie Will, Walter Lewis, Jewel, Shirley, and Nattie; brothers, Ed and Joe Collier of Cincinnati, Ohio; sisters, Gladys Peterson and Panzy Collier of Detroit, Mich.; six daughters-in-law, two sons-in-law, four brothers-in-law, seven sisters-in-law, 53 grandchildren, 43 great-grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephew, other relatives and friends.
     Hatnm's Funeral Home in Barnesville was in charge of arrangements.
     
Collier, Lawson Whitfield
  The Jackson Progress-Argus August 17, 1923
Mr. L. W. Collier Claimed By Death.
Indian Springs, Ga. Aug. 14.
     Mr. Lawson Whitfield Collier died at his home here Sunday morning at 12:40 O'clock. Mr. Collier had been in bad health for two years. He formerly lived in Atlanta, working for the Illinois Central Railroad, and fifteen years ago moved to Birmingham, still retaining his connection with the I.C.R.R. He was commercial agent of that railroad for thirty-five years.
     The passing of Mr. Collier removes the last of the six Collier boys who had always been identified with Indian Springs. Although having their business connection in other cities they always called Indian Springs "my home.' With broken-down health, and marriage of his daughter, an only child, and the death of his wife, his home broke up, he came back to the old homestead. Mr. Collier, known as "Whit," was a gentle kind mature, beloved by black and white, a kind word for every one.
     The funeral services were conducted at the little church by Dr. W. L. Richards, of Hurtsboro, Ala., an old friend of Mr. Collier. They were boys together. An uplifting, impressive service it was. Mrs. W. O. Brown at the piano and Miss Virginia White with the violin rendered beautiful music. Mrs. Jordan sang "Some Day We'll Understand." "Nearer My God," the always heart, soul stirring hymn was sung by the congregation. At the closing of the service "Home Sweet Home" was rendered by Miss Caroline Gray, a great niece of Mr. Collier's, as the cortege passed out from the church, then on to the village cemetery where Mr. Collier's body was laid in its final resting place. The flowers were wonderful tributes to the love and esteem in which he was held. A long floral piece composed of roses, asters and lilies covered the casket, a loving gift from the daughter, her husband and the darling little grand baby.
     The distant relatives and friends were Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Murbury, of Birmingham, Miss Louise Smith, Mrs. J. H. Wall of Fitzgerald, Mr. Smith, of Atlanta, Mrs. Claud Gray, Miss Gray, Nelson Gray, of Locust Grove, Ellis Smith, Jr., of Macon and Mr. Jeffries, of Birmingham, commercial agent Illinois Central Railroad, Dr. W. L. Richards, of Alabama.
     Mr. Collier is survived by his daughter, Mrs. Marbury; sisters, Misses Carrie and Louis Collier and Mrs. M. S. Smith; niece, Miss Mary Cleveland, nephew, Mr. Ben Cleveland.
  
Collier, Lena Dorton
Jackson Progress Argus 1970
Mrs. Collier Buried In County Sunday
     Mrs. Lena Dorton Collier, 87 of 207 East Chappell Street widow of Mr. B. O. Collier, died at 9:33 Saturday morning at Brightmoor Medical Center. She had been a patient there since July, 1969.
     Mrs. Collier was a native of Butts County, daughter of the late Mr. Pierce Dorton and the late Mrs. Tallulah King Dorton.
     She was a member of the Bethel Primitive Baptist Church in Butts County. She is survived by two sisters-in-law, Mrs. M. A. Dorton of Griffin and Mrs. Mittie Dorton of Scottdale, Ga.; several nieces and nephews.
     Funeral services were conducted Sunday at 3 p. m. from the Bethel Primitive Baptist Church in Butts County. Elder W. S. Kelley officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Griffin was in charge of plans.

Collier, Loula Elizabeth
Jackson Progress-Argus 26 Apr 1935
Miss Loula Collier is Taken by Death
     The death of Miss Loula Collier, connected with one of Butts county's oldest and most prominent families, occurred at her home at Indian Springs Thursday morning at 10:10. Death followed a long illness and resulted from a complication of diseases following a fall suffered a year or two ago.
     Miss Collier was a daughter of Mr. and MrS. Bryan W. Collier, among the early settlers of Indian Springs and former operators of the old Mcintosh House.
     She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Carrie Collier, of Indian Springs, and Mrs. Sallie Smith, of Fitzgerald; several nieces and nephews.
     Funeral arrangements had not been announced at the time of going to press.

Jackson Progress-Argus 3 May 1935
Funeral Services for Miss Collier Friday
     Funeral services for Miss Lulah Collier, beloved resident of Indian Springs, whose death occurred Thursday morning, April 25, were held at the home Friday afternoon a t 2:30. Rev. R. B. Harrison, her pastor, assisted by Rev. W. S. Adams, a former pastor at Jackson and Indian Springs, conducted the impressive service in the presence of a large assemblage of relatives and friends. Beautiful floral offerings attested the love in which the deceased was held. Interment was in the Indian Springs cemetery.
     Music was rendered by a quartette, Mrs. D. P. Settle, Mrs. S. H. Thornton, Mr. Howard Perdue and Mr. M. O. McCord. The pallbearers were R. J. Carmichael, R. P. Newton, George Smith, Ellis Smith, R. W. Watkins and G. E. Mallet. While not unexpected, the death of Miss Collier brought deep sorrow to a host of relatives and friends. She had been in declining health for several months and critically ill for four weeks. In July, 1934, Miss Collier suffered a stroke of paralysis, and this caused a fall which resulted in a broken hip. For nine months she was afflicted and although she realized she could never walk, she was a happy, bright patient and charmed with her bright mind and personality.
     Miss Collier was born at Indian Springs March 30, 1857, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. B. W Collier. Her father moved to Indian Springs from Hawkinsville about ninety years ago. Her mother was the former Miss Martha Bryan, who was born in Jeffersonville in Twiggs county.
     She was one of eleven children and resided at Indian Springs all her life. Miss Collier succeeded her father as postmaster at Indian Springs about forty years ago, and held that office until September, 1933, when she resigned because of failing health.
     Miss Collier resided at he family home, Rockcastle, noted for its true southern hospitality and a favorite gathering place for visitors to Indian Springs. She was interested in her community, its growth and progress, and in church activities, was well educated and charitable and loyal and devoted to her family and friends. She was a true friend to all her nieces and nephews, as their love and, loyalty during her last clays attest.
     Surviving Miss Collier are two sisters, Miss Carrie P. Collier, of Indian Springs, and Mrs. M. S. Smith of Fitzgerald; eighteen nieces and nephews.

Collier, Martha
  The Jackson Argus September 2, 1898
Indian Spring.
     The hearts of the people of Indian Spring have been sorely grieved at the death of Mrs. Martha Collier. For many long years she has been a resident of this place and at the time of her death she counted each citizen her friend. Her life was exemplary. Her sincere womanly nature and true nobility of character have endeared her to all who were fortunate as to know her. She will be greatly missed, but her memory will still be cherished, and will rest as a benediction on the hearts of those who knew and loved her.

The Jackson Argus September 23, 1898
Tribute of Respect.
     The following beautiful tribute paid Mrs. Martha Collier by Miss Mary McNish Burroughs is copied from the Brunswick Advertiser:
     "Over all of Indian Spring there is a sadness and sorrowing. A beautiful life has ended, a life whose day was long and sweet and full of gladness and sunshine to all who came in touch with it, a life which left behind it a noble influence. So close had been her walk with her Father, so trustingly her hands had rested in His, always, that there was never a regret, as she lay on that last bed of illness, a happy mother and great grand mother, with the sunshine of seventy-nine years back of her, the white snows of those years fallen softly on her head and a promise of a glorious life, entered before her. So slowly and sadly the ___ in the little new church tolled for each year past. There was a long time tolling, and a hush fell over the little village which was not broken again that day. The funeral service was conducted in the little church, the church which will always be a monument to her, for she was one of the most earnest workers toward the building of it, and the eloquent young minister who conducted the services was one of her grandsons. The loving tribute that he paid to that dear old grandmother who lay before him was most beautiful, and in all that crowded church there was bitter weeping for the loss of her. Through the late afternoon, the long procession passed out, and wound over the hills and through the valleys to the family grave yard, where a tall shaft of white marble over the grave of her husband, pointed silently towards the blue heaven bending over it. By his side she was tenderly and reverently laid by her five sons, and a grandson, who were the pall bearers. There would have been six sons, but one in the far west could not come. Around the open grave, the sweet strains, low and clear, of ""hall we gather at the river," rose and fell from the singers, singularly beautified in the gathering twilight. Mrs. Martha Collier sleeps at last, that long sweet sleep by the side of her husband, B. W. Collier, with her white hands folded over her quiet breast, and her soul gone home to God. There is a new made grave on the hill side, heaped over with white flowers. With the soft shade of the falling night we left her, and "over at Grandma's" is sorrow and bitter weeping.

Collier, Mattie
Jackson Progress Argus 27 Jun 1990
     Mattie Collier of 216 Buchanan Street in Jackson died Wednesday, June 20.
     The funeral was held Sunday, June 24, at 'Nit. Zion A. M.E; Church in Jackson. Burial was in the church cemetery.
     Survivors include her daughters, Jewell Lee Fears and Helen McDowell of Jackson; sons, Robert Collier of Jackson and Eddie J. Collier of Cleveland, Oh.; sons-in-law, Willie Fears and Walter McDowell of Jackson; 32 grandchildren; 63 great-grandchildren; four great-great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
     Trimier - Jackson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Collier, N. C. Judge
  The Jackson Progress-Argus February 25, 1921
Judge N. C. Collier Dies In St. Louis.
Was native of Butts County and married in Savannah. Held appointments under Pres. Cleveland.
     The death of Judge N. C. Collier, native of Butts county and known to many of the older citizens, which occurred at his home in St. Louis Thursday night, February 17, brought regret to many friends of the family here. He was about 74 years old and was a veteran of the civil war. Judge Collier was a son of the late B. W. Collier of Indian Springs and belonged to a family long prominent in the affairs of Butts county.
     Judge Collier was a graduate of Georgetown University, Washington, D. C., and after practicing law for a time in Savannah moved to Albuquerque, N. M., and later to St. Louis where he had resided for twenty-five years or more. He was judge of the federal court in Oklahoma under President Cleveland. He married Miss Annie Collins, of Savannah, his wife being the sister of Mrs. R. L. Carter, of Jackson.
     He is survived by three daughters and two sons, all of St. Louis; three sisters, Mrs. Sallie Smith, of Fitzgerald, Miss Carrie P. Collier and Miss Lula E. Collier, of Indian Springs; one brother, Mr. L. W. Collier, of Birmingham, Ala. His wife died about a year ago. Miss Carrie Collier was summoned to St. Louis on account of his illness and was at his bedside at the time of death.
     The funeral and interment took place in St. Louis Saturday.

Collier, N. C. Mrs.
  The Jackson Progress-Argus May 28, 1920
Death Of Mrs. Collier Occurs In St. Louis.
     Mrs. R. L. Carter was notified Tuesday night of the death of her sister, Mrs. N. C. Collier, of St. Louis, which occurred Tuesday. Mrs. Carter left Wednesday morning to attend the funeral. Mrs. Collier often visited her sister here and was well known to many of the people of this city. Her husband, Judge Collier, is a relative of the prominent Collier family of Indian Springs. The friends of Mr. And Mrs. Carter sympathize with them in the passing of this excellent lady.

Collier, Paul J.
  The Jackson Progress-Argus May 24, 1918
Mr. Paul Collier Killed By Truck
Run over Tuesday night at Monroe, La.
Funeral at Indian Springs
     News received in Jackson on Thursday morning of the death of Mr. Paul J. Collier, at Monroe, La., due to injuries sustained by being run over by as automobile truck on Tuesday night. After the accident he was taken to a hospital where he lingered until Thursday morning.
     News of Mr. Collier's untimely death came as a shock to a large circle of Butts county friends. Mr. Collier was well and favorably known in the county and was held in very affectionate esteem. He was a member of one of the oldest and most prominent families in the county. With him at the time of his death was his brother, Mr. L. W. Collier, of Birmingham, Ala. The message stated that both wheels of the truck passed over his stomach.
     The body will be brought to Indian Springs Friday night and the funeral will likely be held Saturday morning.
     The family have a large circle of friends who extend sympathy in this great affliction.

The Jackson Progress-Argus May 31, 1918
Mr. P. J. Collier Is Laid To Rest
Victim of auto accident
Buried at old home
Driver held for courts
Body of former citizen carried to old home court action to follow unfortunate accident
     Funeral services of Mr. Paul J. Collier, of Hot Springs, who died at Monroe, La., Thursday morning of injuries received when he was run over by as automobile truck Tuesday night, was held at Indian Springs Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock. A large number of friends gathered to pay a last tribute to this splendid gentleman, who was in held in such tender affectionate esteem. Dr. Robert VanDeventer conducted the services and interment was in the Indian Springs cemetery.
     The pallbearers, chosen from among his friends, were Messrs. H. L. Daughtry, Dr. A. F. White, B. A. Wright, R. W. Watkins, L. D. Hoard and Sherwood Thaxton.
     The news of Mr. Collier's unfortunate and untimely going came as a blow to a wide circle of friends. A native of Indian Springs, Mr. Collier was a prominent traveling man, representing James S. Kirk & Co., of Chicago. He was a member of the P.T.A. and was held in high esteem not only among the traveling men, but by all who knew him. His manly dealings, his courtesy, tact and kindness won him friends everywhere he was known.
     Mr. Collier is survived by his wife; two brothers, Mr. L. W. Collier, of Birmingham and Judge N. C. Collier, of St. Louis; three sisters, Mrs. M. S. Smith, of Fitzgerald, Misses Carrie and Loula Collier, of Indian Springs, all of whom have the sincere sympathy of many friends in their sorrow.
     Apparently the death of Mr. Collier was due to gross negligence on the part of the driver, and the following dispatch from Monroe, La., tells of the driver being held for manslaughter:
     Monroe, La., May 24. On an affidavit sworn to by Police Inspector Heapand, Sam Mitchell, driver of the car that ran over Paul J. Collier, traveling salesman, of Little Rock, formerly of Butts county, Georgia, has been charged with manslaughter; Collier died a few days after he was run over. Action will be taken by the authorities. Collier's remains were sent back to his old home for interment.

Collins, Alma Henderson Couch
Jackson Progress Argus 06 Jul 1988
     Alma Henderson Couch Collins, 82, of the Brightmoor Nursing Home in Griffin died Monday, July 4.
     The funeral was held Wednesday, morning at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Moody Funeral Home in Zebulon with the Rev. A. L. Price officiating. Burial was in the Elmore Cemetery in Senoia.
     Mrs. Collins, a native of Spalding County, was a resident of Jackson for several years. She was retired from American Mills in Jackson and was a member of the Second Baptist Church in Jackson.
     Survivors include her husband, Henry Collins of Forsyth; daughters, Eloise Ackiss of Williamson and Carolyn Barron of Leesburg; son, William P. (Bud) Couch of Whitmire, S.C.; 14 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren.
     Moody Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Collins, Amanda E. Benton
Jackson Progress-Argus 5 Jan 1934
Death Summons Comes to Mrs. J . M. Collins
     Hosts of friends were saddened by the death of Mrs. Amanda Collins, aged 77, wife of Mr. J . M. Collins, Butts county Surveyor, which occurred at her home on the Jackson Griffin highway Saturday night at 10 o'clock. Death came suddenly and was attributed to heart trouble. Previous to the fatal attack she had been attending to her usual work.
     Mrs. Collins was one of the county's most beloved residents. Previous to her marriage she was Miss Amanda Benton, of Monroe county, member of an old family of this section. She was a gentlewoman of great charm and possessed friends by the score. She had been a member of Towaliga Baptist church for sixty-one years, being loyal and faithful to her church vows. She presided over a hospitable home with tact and grace and was never happier than when rendering a service to others.
     Mrs. Collins is survived by her husband, Butts county's veteran and beloved surveyor; two sons, J . Walter Collins, of Macon, and Prof. Thomas J . Collins, teacher in Tech High School, Atlanta; two brothers, Messrs. T. H. and Henry Benton, of Locust Grove; two sisters, Mrs. T. H. Teel, of Oklahoma, and Mrs. Jim Ivey, of Texas. She is also survived by several grandchildren. A daughter, Mrs. Willie Mae McElhenney, died several years ago.
     Funeral services were held at Fellowship Presbyterian church Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with Rev. C. C. Heard officiating. The minister paid lofty tribute to the life and character of this esteemed woman. Relatives and friends sent lovely floral offerings as a token of their esteem. The pallbearers, selected from the grandsons and nephews, were: Gordon Morris, Clarence Morris, Frank McElhenney, Olin McElhenney, Willis McElhenney, Joe Collins. The body was laid to rest in the church cemetery.

Collins, Berta Lee Washington
Jackson Progress Argus 02 Apr 1986
     Berta Lee Washington Collins, 82, died Monday evening at Hilltop Nursing Home in Monroe County where she had been a patient for several years.
     Mrs. Collins was a native of Pike County, daughter of the late William Ehner Washington and Eva Goddard Washington. She was the widow of William Levie Collins Sr. and was a member of the England Chapel United Methodist Church.
     Survivors include two daughters, Tennella Maddox of Jackson and Rosa Lee Adams of College Park; son, W. L. Collins Jr. of Griffin; seven grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Kathryn Washington of Barnesville and Francis Wise of Jackson; brother-in-law, Robert Lee Evans of Barnesville; several nieces and nephews.
     The funeral was held Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with the Rev. Lannie Smith officiating. Burial was in the Fellowship Presbyterian Church cemetery.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Collins, Bessie Lee BrItt
Jackson Progress Argus 23 May 1974
Worthville Rites For Mrs. Collins
     Mrs. Bessie BrItt Collins, 69, of Route One, Flovilla, died early Wednesday afternoon at a private hospital. She had been in declining Health for a number of years.
     Mrs. Collins was born in Butts County on May 6 1905, the daughter of the late Mr. James Quitman Britt and Mrs. Emma Turner Britt. She was a member of Westside Baptist Church in Jackson and was a member of Jephtha Chapter No. 252, Order of the Eastern Star, having served as Worthy Matron.
     Funeral services were held Saturday morning at 11 o'clock from the Worthville
Baptist Church with the Rev. Clarage Tucker, pastor, officiating. Interment was in the Worthville Cemetery with Sherrell Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Collins is survived by her husband, Henry R, Collins, of Flovilla ; four sons, Mack Collins, Jackson; James H. Collins, Marietta; Henry Collins, Livingston, Texas; Willie B. Collins, Denison, Texas; four sisters, Mrs. Mae Plunkett, Jackson; Mrs. Myrtice McGee, Griffin; Mrs. Helen Hembria, Oglethorpe; Mrs. Irene Barbee, Jackson; four brothers, Howard Britt and Byron Britt, both of Jackson; Harold Britt of Atlanta; Clifford Britt of Detroit, Michigan; 12 grandchildren; one great grandchild,; several nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers were Howard McGee, Russell Britt, Fred Evans, Don Gable, Edward Waits, and Bobby Watkins.

Collins, Bill Watson
Jackson Progress Argus 31 Jul 1975
Rites For B. W. Collins In Atlanta
     Funeral services for Mr. Bill Watson Collins of 683 Cresthill Ave., Atlanta, were held Thursday, July 24th, at two o'clock from Lowndes Chapel. Dr. Richard B. Sims officiated with interment at Crestlawn Memorial Park.
     A retired construction foreman with the City of Atlanta, Mr. Collins died Tuesday, July 22nd. He was a member of the North Atlanta Baptist Church and was an Army Air Force veteran in World War II.
     Mr. Collins was a past master of Oglethorpe Masonic Lodge No. 655 and was a member of Yaarab Shrine Temple and the Knights of Mecca.
     Members of the Oglethorpe Masonic Lodge served as pallbearers and honorary escort.
     He is survived by his wife, the former Fannie Bell Waits; daughter, Mrs. Lamar O'Shields of Douglasville; brothers, T. T. Collins of Decatur; K. H. Collins of Atlanta and T. H. Collins of Carrollton; two grandchildren.

Collins, Bobby Lee
Jackson Progress-Argus July 20, 1939
Tragic Boating Accident on Jackson Lake Saturday Fatally Injures Local Boy
Bobby Collins Dies Monday From Injuries Received Saturday. Five Hurt as Car Overturns Sunday.
     Injuries resulting from a tragic boating accident on Jackson Lake late Saturday afternoon claimed the life of Bobby Lee Collins, 16 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Collins of the Worthville district, who died Monday night at The Georgia Baptist hospital, Atlanta, from critical head injuries.
     The boy was injured when he jumped from a rowboat at the time Spa motorboat driven by Pat Campbell, o f Covington, approached his craft. Baiting a trot line on the lake, Bobby and his uncle, Byron Britt, 32, failed to see the oncoming motorboat, until a collision appeared inevitable. Becoming panic stricken, Bobby dove from his boat and came up directly under the other boat, the propeller inflicting grave head wounds and terribly lacerating his left arm from the shoulder to his elbow. He was rescued from the water by his uncle and placed in Campbell's boat which hurried to a landing. He was rushed to Jackson where three local doctors administered first aid and later in the night was taken to the Georgia Baptist Hospital, where he died Monday evening.
     Funeral services were held at 11:00 o'clock Wednesday morning from the Worthville Baptist church with the Rev. J . B. Stodghill officiating. The large number of friends present at the services and the beautiful floral offering attest top the popularity of Bobby Collins.
     He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Collins, three brothers, J.H., Henry, Jr. and Willie Collins; two grandmothers, Mrs. Sallie Collins and Mrs. Emma Britt; and one grandfather, Mr. J. Q. Britt.
     In another week-end accident in the county, five Atlantans were injured, none seriously, when their car overturned about a mile north of Jackson on the Atlanta-Jackson highway at noon Sunday.
     Passengers in the overturned machine were Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Maurivcourt, James Nelson Maurivcourt, grandson of the Maurivcourts, Mrs. Zola Duhs, and Mrs. Evelyn Shelnutt, all of Atlanta. In attempting to pass another automobile Mr. Maurivcourt; lost control of his car, which plunged off an embankment and overturned near the Watson home on State Route 42.
     Mrs, Maurivcourt, the most seriously injured, suffered a dislocated shoulder. Her husband, was cut on the leg and received a back injury, Mrs. Evelyn Shelnutt had one finger broken and the other two passengers were only bruised and shocked.
     They received emergency treatment here and were then returned to Atlanta.

Collins, Carrie Olive Maddox
Jackson Progress Argus 07 Jan 1943
Rites Held For Mrs. J. W. Collins
     Funeral services for Mrs. J. Walter Collins, who died at her residence, 167 Cherokee avenue, Macon, at 2:12 p. m. Saturday, after a long illness, were held in the chapel of Hart's mortuary at 3 p. m. Sunday. The Rev. Alfred St John Matthews rector of St. James Episcopal church, officiated and burial was in the Forsyth cemetery.
     Mrs. Collins was born in Butts county and had made her home in Macon since 1907. She was a member of the .Cherokee Heights Baptist church and of the Eastern Stars and was active is civic and social affairs until her health failed.
     Mrs. Collins, the former Miss Carrie Maddox, was a daughter of Mrs. J. L. Maddox and the late Mr. Maddox and was born and reared in Iron Springs district. She had many friends here who were sorry to learn of her death.

Collins, Charles Mortimer
Jackson Progress-Argus 22 May 1941
Charles Collins, Aged 73, Died Friday Morning
     The death of Charles Mortimer Collins, 73 years of age, occurred Friday morning at 9 o'clock at the home of his nephew, E. R. Rich, near Locust Grove.
     Mr. Collins, member of a prominent Middle Georgia family, was born June 17, 1868, and spent his life in this immediate section. He was a brother of the late Mr. J. M. Collins who served Butts county as surveyor, for more than thirty years. Another brother was Dr. Collins, leading Spalding county physician.
     He was a son of James G. Collins and his wife, Mary Foster Collins, among the pioneer residents of this county.
     Surviving are two brothers, J. D. Collins and W. S. Collins, both of Texas; three sisters, Mrs. Mattie Pullin and Miss Annie Collins, of Texas, and Mrs. Nancy Fletcher of Barnesville. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
     Funeral services were held at Fellowship Presbyterian church Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The Rev. Z. M. Leverette, pastor of the Flovilla Baptist church, officiated. Burial was in the family lot, with Thornton Funeral Homes in charge of arrangements.

Collins, Clifford A.
  The Butts County Progress May 2, 1913
Funeral Of C. A. Collins Held Here Saturday.
     The funeral of Mr. C. A. Collins who died at a sanitarium in Atlanta April 22, was held here Saturday at 9 o'clock. Interment was in the city cemetery beside his mother, whose death occurred last year.
     Mr. Collins was 28 years old. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Collins of Dublin, and is survived by his wife and several brothers and sisters. He was a member of Atlanta lodge No. 1 A. I. of M. Death was due to tuberculosis. Mr. Collins had many friends and relatives in this county who regretted to learn of his death.

  The Jackson Argus May 2, 1913
Clifford Collins.
     The body of Clifford Collins, who died in a sanitarium in Atlanta on April 23rd, was brought to Jackson last Friday and interred in the City cemetery Saturday morning beside his mother, Mrs. Robert Collins, who died in Dublin in the spring of 1912.
     Accompanying the body were two sisters, Mesdames Brown and Harold ______ of Dublin.

Collins, Durham J.
Jackson Progress Argus 14 Oct 1937
Durham J. Collins Expired Saturday
     Relatives and friends in the county will be sorry to know of the death of Mr. Durham J. Collins, which occurred Saturday at his home on the Griffin road. The following account of his death and funeral services is taken from Monday's Griffin News:
     Impressive funeral services for Mr. Durham J. Collins, 37, were conducted from the Frank S. Pittman Funeral Home this afternoon at 2 o'clock.
     Rev. Charles B. Holder, pastor of the First Christian church, officiated. Burial was in the Hammond Family cemetery. Members of Ringgold lodge Masons had charge of services at the graveside.
     Mr. Collins died suddenly at his home on the Jackson highway early Saturday afternoon. He had been working during the morning and apparently was in the best of health. Death came suddenly after he was stricken with a hemorrhage.
     Surviving are his parents, Dr. and Mrs. T. J. Collins; eight brothers, Grover Collins, of Texas; B. F. Collins, of Miami, Fla.; Charles Collins, of Nashville, Ga., Lee, J. W. and Robert Collins; of Griffin, and George and Joe Collins, of Atlanta; and three sisters, Miss Dorothy Collins, Mrs. Mary Hammond and Mrs. Martha J. Collins, all of Griffin.

Collins, Eddie, Jr.
Jackson Progress Argus 24 Aug 1972
Swimming Party Leads To Drowning
     A group of young Negro boys sought relief from the heat and humidity around noon Thursday, August 17th, as they swam and splashed around in their favorite swimming hole in the Ocmulgee River south of Cork.
     But the fun and relaxation quickly turned to tragedy as Eddie Collins, Jr., 16, found himself in trouble, went under and drowned before any of his companions could lend assistance.
     Sheriff Hugh C. Polk said that his office was notified at 12:50 of the drowning with the sheriff and Deputy Sheriff Glenn Smith hurrying to the scene after notifying the State Game and Fish Commission rangers. After about 30 minutes of dragging the body was discovered in about she or seven feet of water by Rangers Gerald Kersey and Bobby Faulkner. The body was recovered only a short distance downstream from where he was last reported seen by his companions. His body was recovered at 2:35 p. m. which
meant that it had been under water for approximately two hours.
     The drowning victim was carried to Sylvan Grove Hospital where he was officially pronounced dead by a Jackson physician.

Collins, Frances Hale
Jackson Progress Argus 13 Jan 1982
     Funeral services for Mrs. Frances Collins, 45, 1202 South Derby, who died Dec. 24, 1981 in a South Derby hospital after. an eight-month illness, were held at Bratcher Chapel with burial in Fairview Cemetery, Rev. Dewayne Peters officiating.
     Pallbearers were Dickie Wolfenden, Teddy Lusk, Bill Beckham, Ricky Beckham, Donnie Leyhe and Ivie Boatright.
     She was born Sept. 17, 1936 in Boswell, Okla., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Hale, Sr. She married W. B. Collins on June 14, 1952, in Clovis, N. M. She had worked as a beautician in Denison and was a member of East Baptist Church.
     Survivors include her husband; two sons, Bill Jr., James, Denison; two daughters, Mrs. Sherry Evans, Mrs. Teresa Poole, Denison; three brothers James A. Hale, Jr., Houston, Virgil Hale, Sherman, Roy Hale, Abilene; five sisters, Mrs. Lillie Lusk, Mrs. Ruby Kerr, Mrs. Cleo Leyhe, Mrs. Ann Beckham, Denison, Mrs. Ruth Latham, Houston; three grandchildren.
     Mrs. Collins was the wife of Willie Collins, formerly of Jackson, and sister-in-law of Mac Collins of Jackson.

Collins, George Barksdale
Jackson Progress Argus 02 Dec 1992
     George Barksdale Collins of Jenkinsburg died Thurs., Nov. 26, after an extended illness.
     Funeral services were held Saturday at the County Line Baptist Church in Jenkinsburg with Rev. Bill Smith, Rev. Allen Onderchain and Rev. Eugene Maddox officiating. Interment was in the County Line Baptist Church cemetery.
     Mr. Collins was born July 10, 1903 in Jasper County, son of the late Dr. Thomas Jefferson Collins and the late Susan Hammond Collins. He was retired from Georgia Power as an automative foreman after 45 years.
     He was a member of County Line Baptist Church, a mason, a member of Ringold Lodge #90 F and AM.
     Survivors include wife Bessie Pelt Collins of Jenkinsburg; son Bill Collins of Jenkinsburg; daughter Peggy Edwards of Locust Grove; step daughter Dorothy Knott of Jenkinsburg; sister Dorpthy Collins of Jenkinsburg; five grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
     Sherrell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Collins, George Lofton
Jackson Progress Argus 02 May 1974
Mr. Collins Buried At County Line
     Mr. George Lofton Collins died Saturday evening in Huntsville, Tex., where he had made his home for the past eight months.
     Mr. Collins was a native of East Point, son of George Barksdale Collins of Locust Grove and the late Gladys McGouch Collins. He was an accountant and a veteran serving in the U.S. Navy.
     In addition to his father he is survived by a sister, Mrs. James H. Edwards of Locust Grove; a brother, William Thomas Collins of Jenkinsburg; aunt, Miss Dorothy Collins of Locust Grove and an uncle, Dr. Joseph Collins of East Point.
     Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the graveside in the County Line Baptist Church in Butts County. The Rev. C. G. Johnson and the Rev. Douglas Karius officiated. Pittman Rawls Funeral Home of Griffin was in charge of plans.

Collins, Gladys McGough
Jackson Progress Argus August 21, 1969
Heart Attack Fatal to Mrs. Collins
     The body of Mrs. Gladys McGough Collins of Route 1, Locust Grove, was discovered about 10 o'clock Wednesday night near a path leading to a garden. Although it is believed that she expired earlier from a heart attack, she was rushed to Sylvan Grove Hospital where she was pronounced dead on arrival.
     A native of Jasper County, Mrs. Collins was the daughter of the late Mr. William Thomas McGough and Mrs. Addie Mae Goolsby McGough. She had made her home near Locust Grove for the past 12 years and was a member of the County Line Baptist Church in Butts County.
     Funeral services were conducted Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the County Line Baptist Church with the Rev, Franklin McWhirter, the Rev. Clyde Johnston officiating. Burial was in the churchyard cemetery with Pittman-Rawls Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. The body lay in state at the church from 1:30 until the hour of the funeral.
     Mrs. Collins is survived by her husband, George B. Collins, Sr., one daughter, Mrs. J. H. Edwards of Locust Grove; two sons, George B. Collins, Jr. Of Locust Grove and William Thomas Collins of Jenkinsburg; two sisters, Mrs. Bertha Mae McGough of Jackson and Mrs. J. P. Collins of Atlanta; two brothers, W. C. McGough of Locust Grove and C. D. McGough of Jackson; five grandchildren.

Collins, Henry Floyd
  The Jackson Progress-Argus August 31, 1928
Death Of An Infant.
     Mr. and Mrs. Henry Collins of Worthville, have the sympathy of their friends in the death of their seven-weeks-old son, Henry Floyd Collins, which occurred Sunday afternoon. Interment was in the Worthville cemetery Monday morning.

Collins, Grover
Jackson Progress-Argus 23 Oct 1941
Brother of L. V. Collins Dies at Home in Texas
     The death of Grover Collins, related to Spalding and Butts county families, occurred at his home in Mexia, Texas, Saturday. Funeral services were held Sunday.
     Born in Spalding county, a son of the late Dr. T. J. Collins, he was 53 years old, and moved to Texas several years ago. _
     Surviving are his widow, a daughter and a son; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Hammonds of Tampa, Fla., Mrs. Martha Jane Hammonds and Miss Dorothy Collins of Griffin; seven brothers, Robert Collins, Griffin; L. V. Collins of Jackson; Charles Collins of Nashville, Ga.; J. W. Collins of Warm Springs; George and Joe Collins of Atlanta, and B. F. Collins of Miami, Fla.

Collins, Henry Roosevelt
Jackson Progress Argus 04 Apr 1990
     Henry Roosevelt Collins, 86, of Hilltop Nursing Home in Forsyth, died Tuesday, March 27, at Henry General Hospital in Stockbridge.
     Funeral services were held Thursday, March 29, at Second Baptist Church in Jackson, with the Rev. A. L. Price and the Rev. Mack Tribble officiating. Interment was in Worthville Baptist Church cemetery.
     Mr. Collins was born Sept. 14, 1903 in Hancock County to the late Henderson Collins and the late Elizabeth Quinn Collins.
     He was the retired owner of Collins' Concrete Pipe and was a member of Second Baptist Church in Jackson.
     Mr. Collins' first wife was the late Bessie Britt Collins who for years operated the Collins Nursing Home in Flovilla. His second wife was Mrs. Alma Henderson Collins who died in 1988.
     Mr. Collins is survived by his sons, Sen. Mac Collins and Willie Collins of Jackson. James Collins of Monroe, and Henry Collins Jr. of Livingston, Texas; 12 grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
     Sherrell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Collins, Infant
  Middle Georgia Argus July 19, 1887
     Mr. O. C. Collins, of course it is hard to give up the little darling boy, though it is in a better land. Mr. Collins and his good wife bear their afflictions with a fortitude becoming the children of God.

Collins, J. A.
Jackson Progress-Argus 22 July 1937
Mr. J. A. Collins Is Claimed By Death
     Mr. J. A. Collins, 56 years of age, a well-known citizen of Barnesville, died Saturday afternoon at, 4:30 as the result of a heart attack. He had been in declining health for some years but the fatal illness came without warning.
     Mr. Collins, who married Miss Mollie H. Price, of Jackson, and was known to many of the people here, was born in Meriwether county on May 6, 1882. He was a Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Collins and was a member of the Methodist church and for many years was agent in his section for the Singer Sewing Machine Co. In addition to his church membership Mr. Collins was a member of the Odd Fellows.
     Funeral services were held at the home Sunday afternoon at 4:30, with Rev. Harry V. Smith and Rev. Mr. Jordan officiating. The pallbearers were W. P. Green, Milton Roquemore, Hubert McCord, John Nelson, Ed Murrey and Joe McCord. Interment was in Greenwood cemetery in Barnesville, with Jordan Undertaking Co. in charge of arrangements.
     In addition to his wife, Mr. Collins is survived by three children Mrs. Felton Martin, of Buford; Miss Willie Mae Collins, of Barnesville; four brothers, W. D. Collins, St. Augustine, Fla.; J. C. Collins, Lakeland, Fla.; B. H. and Wilkins Collins, of Jacksonville, Fla., and a half sister, Mrs. Lizzie Womble, of Thomaston.

Collins, J. T. Mrs.
  The Jackson Argus May 27, 1898
In Memoriam.
     The following lines are lovingly dedicated to the memory of Mrs. J. T. Collins, who departed this life last Sunday night, 22nd instance, after a lingering illness of several months.
Alas! We are bereaved of one
Who to us was so dear;
Her race is won and she has gone
Her final doom is here.
In virtue's ways she spent her days
Of her sojourn below,
That when death summoned her away
She was prepared to go.
But now she's left us here bereft;
Here to this world of pain;
Her spirit's gone to its long home
Forever there to reign.
Her loving friends why should we
Spend our time in sad distress?
The Lord was pleased by sad disease
To take her hone to rest.
While in the grave her body's robed
In snow white shroud so neat,
Her spirit's gone to its long home,
Her absent friends she'll meet.
Her sisters and brothers must go soon
To hail her on that shore,
Where parting sighs, groans and cries
Are seen and heard no more.
Her children dear, you too must hear
That solemn voice that comes
You to remove from earth below
To your eternal home.
Oh may you strive to win the prize
That your dear mother won,
That when you go from earth, below
You'll shine bright as the sun.
Miss Vela L. McKlroy; McKibben, Ga.

Collins, James A.
  Middle Georgia Argus February 17, 1893
Another Land Mark Gone
     Mr. James Collins, whom every body in Butts county knew, died at his home six miles west of Jackson yesterday. He had been confined to his bed for some time with a liver trouble which was the cause of his death. His remains will be buried today at the Fellowship cemetery.

Collins, James B. Jimmie
Jackson Progress Argus 06 Nov 1991
     Mr. James B. Jimmie Collins died Friday, Nov. 1, in Junction, Texas.
     Funeral services were conducted Monday, Nov. 4, in Junction.
     Mr. Collins was a native of Butts County, son of the late Mr. Thomas J. and Katherine Colvin Collins.
     As a young man he played football and was affectionately called "Stump." He graduated from Jackson High School and Gordon College in Barnesville. The Vietnam veteran was retired from the U. S. Army.
     Survivors include his wife, Vonnie Collins of Junction; son, Thomas Collins and a daughter-in-law; granddaughter, Jeanette Collins of Houston, Texas; sister and brother-in-law, Jane and Sterling Stratford of Waverly Hall; brother, Thomas and Susan Collins of Stillwater, Okla.; stepmother, Sara Collins of Jackson; and several nieces, nephews, and a great-nephew.
     Aubrey Fife Funeral Home in Junction was in charge of arrangements.

Collins, James Madison
Jackson Progress-Argus 29 July 1937
Veteran Citizen Died On Tuesday
     Funeral services for Mr. James Madison Collins, 83 years of age, whose death on the Griffin road at 9:30 Tuesday morning followed a long illness, were to be held at Fellowship Presbyterian church Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock, eastern time.
     Services at the grave were in charge of Griffin and Ringgold Masonic lodges, following religious rites conducted by Rev. A. D. Whittemore, of Jenkinsburg, and Dr. C. C. Heard, of Locust Grove. County officers here acted as pallbearers and interment was in the family lot in the church cemetery.
     Mr. Collins, one of the county's most prominent and widely beloved citizens, served as county surveyor for forty years. First elected in 1896 he was named for succeeding terms until 1936 when he declined to stand for re-election. He came from a family gifted in mathematics. His father served as county surveyor for a period of forty years and before that his grandfather, Sam W. Collins, was one of the original surveyors of lands between the Ocmulgee and Chattahoochee rivers. Upon retirement from office, due to advanced age, Mr. Collins was succeeded as surveyor by his grandson, Willis McElhenney, who was elected to that post in 1936.
     Born December 31, 1854, Mr. Collins was a son of James A. Collins and Mary Foster Collins, connected with pioneer families of this section. His wife, the former Miss Amanda Benton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Benton of Monroe county, died on December 30, 1933.
     A man of upstanding character and rugged honesty, Mr. Collins was loved and respected by all his acquaintances. He not only served the people of his only county, but frequently did surveying for those in adjoining counties. His work was of a high order and was marked by accuracy and thoroughness.
     He was a member of England's Chapel Methodist church and of Ringgold lodge No. 90, F. & A. M.
     Surviving Mr. Collins are two sons, J. Walter Collins, of Macon, and Thomas J. Collins, teacher in Tech High School, Atlanta; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren ; seven brothers and sisters, Dr. T. J. Collins, of Griffin; Mrs. Nannie Fletcher, of Barnesville; Charles M. Collins, of Jackson; J. D. Collins, of Mexia, Texas; W. S. Collins and Miss Annie Collins, of Rockwall, Texas; Mrs. Mattie Pullin, of Dawson, Texas.

Collins, James Q.
Jackson Progress Argus 24 Feb 1993
     James Q. Collins of Dennison, Texas died Feb. 15 at Parkland Hospital in Dallas, Texas.
     Funeral services were held at the Bratcher Funeral Home in Dennison. Interment was in the Fairview Cemetery in Dennison.
     Mr. Dennison was born June 6, 1954 in Monticello, son of Willie Collins and the late Frances Collins.
     Survivors include his father and step-mother Lynn Collins of Jackson; brother and sister-in-law Bill and Ellen Collins of Jackson; sister and brother-in-law Sherry and Rick Evans of Irving, Tx., and sister Teresa Poole of Baker, Fla.; step brother and sister-in-law Robert and Elizabeth King of Seattle, Wash.; step sister Laurie King of Monticello; and two nephews and a niece.
     Bratcher Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Collins, James William "Clate"
Jackson Progress Argus 17 Aug 1967
James W. Collins Buried Monday at Pine Mountain
     Mr. James William "Clate" Collins, 74, of Pine Mountain Valley, died at the Griffin-Spalding County Hospital at noon Saturday following a lengthy illness.
     Mr. Collins was born and reared in Butts County, the son of the late Dr. T. J. Collins and Mrs. Barbara Hammond Collins. He was a retired farmer and had lived at Pine Mountain Valley for 27 years.
     Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon in Pine Mountain Valley at Roosevelt Memorial Church. Burial was in the church cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home of Griffin in charge of plans.
     Mr. Collins is survived by his widow, Mrs. Kittie Allen Collins; a son, Tom A. Collins of Atlanta; three daughters, Mrs. Jack Hambrick of Griffin; Mrs. J. M. Pearson of Jonesboro; Mrs. E. M. Stripling of Atlanta; a sister, Miss Dorothy Collins of Griffin; three brothers, George H. Collins of Jenkinsburg; Robert Collins of Griffin; Joe Collins of Atlanta; 10 grandchildren.

Collins, Katherine Colvin
Jackson Progress Argus 05 Jul 1956
Mrs. Collins Is Buried Sunday At Fellowship
     Funeral services for Mrs. Katherine Colvin Collins, 53, prominent Butts county clubwoman, civic and religious leader, were held Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock in the Fellowship Presbyterian Church with Rev. Wade H. Bell Jr. officiating.
     The body lay in state at the church for one hour prior to the service. Interment was in the church cemetery under the direction of McDonald Funeral Home of Griffin.
     Mrs. Collins died Friday evening at 6:30 at her home on the Griffin Highway. She suffered a slight stroke several weeks ago and her condition had worsened steadily since the original illness.
     Daughter of the late Alonzo Colvin and Minnie Woods Colvin of Locust Grove and Atlanta, she moved to Atlanta when about 12 and graduated from the Atlanta public school system. She attended the State Normal School in Athens and received her degree from the Atlanta Normal School.
     Possessing boundless energy, she threw herself tirelessly into every community and county endeavor calling for devoted and sacrificial service.
     For several years she has been official hostess for the Central Georgia Electric Membership Corporation in Jackson. She gave skilled and selfless direction to the 4-H and HD Club movements in Butts county and lived to see both organizations flourish.
     A stalwart member and supporter of the Fellowship Presbyterian Church, she gave equal devotion to patriotic organizations, being one of the leaders in the move to organize an effective American Legion Auxiliary in Butts county.
     The family had just recently moved into their spacious new home overlooking the Griffin-Jackson highway, near the Butts-Spalding county line.
     Survivors include her husband, Tom Collins; two daughters, Mrs. Eugene McLeod of Jackson and Mrs. Stirling Stratford of Columbus, Ga.; two sons, Tommy and Jimmy Collins; a sister, Miss Mary Richards Colvin of Atlanta; two brothers, Sam Colvin of Blakely, and Ashby Colvin of Atlanta; two grandchildren.
     Pallbearers were Dan Smith, Dean Patrick, Joe McClelland, Mike O'Day, Clifford Futral, Lindsey Futral, W. J. Burkes and Julian Brown.
     
Collins, Lucy F. Compton
  The Butts County Progress June 7, 1912
Mrs. Lucy Collins Dies Dublin.
     Mrs. Lucy Collins died at her home in Dublin Thursday morning at 5 o'clock, of typhoid fever.
     She was the youngest daughter of the late Judge Compton, ordinary of Butts county for a long number of years. She is survived by one brother, Mr. W. D. Compton, of this county, two sisters, Mrs. S. M. Thaxton, of Butts county, and Mrs. W. I. Collins, of Tiger Bay, Fla.
     The remains were brought to Jackson last night and the funeral will be held in Jackson today, the hour to be announced later.
     
Collins, Mary Cardell
Jackson Progress Argus 12 Jan 1956
Last Rites Are Held Sunday For Mrs. Mary Collins
     Mrs. Mary Cardell Collins, 67, died Saturday morning at the home of her sister, Mrs. J. J. Baxter of Jackson, route 2, following a long illness.
     A native of Jasper county, Mrs. Collins lived for many years in Kannapolis, N. C., until her husband's death several years ago, after which she made her home in Butts county. She was a member of the Macedonia Baptist Church.
     Funeral services were held Sunday morning .at 9 o'clock at Haisten's Chapel, with the Rev. Edgar Welch, pastor of the Macedonia Baptist Church, officiating. Burial was in the Carolina Memorial Park Cemetery in Kannapolis with Haisten Funeral Home in charge.
     Pallbearers were Woodfin Hudgens, Gerald Hudgens, Harold Baxter, B. T. Kitchens, Earnest Cardell and Davis Willard.
     Survivors include a sister, Mrs. J. J . Baxter of Jackson, several nieces and nephews.

Collins, Mary G. Mrs.
  The Jackson Argus July 2, 1897
Mrs. Mary Collins Dies.
     The death of Mrs. Mary Collins which occurred last Friday removes from our county one of its best women. Mrs. Collins went out to milk last Friday evening and was stricken with paralysis and died soon afterwards. She was buried at Fellowship church. Her children are among our best citizens. Mrs. Collins was the widow of J. A. Collins, and she was beloved and respected by all her neighbors. The Argus tenders its condolences to the relatives of the good woman.

Collins, Missouri Hammock
  Headlight- Homeseeker Flovilla, Ga. June 1, 1898
     Mrs. Collins, of McKibben, wife of Dr. T. J. Collins, died last Sunday and was buried on Monday afternoon at the Presbyterian burying grounds. In her community and wherever known Mrs. Collins was held in high esteem, and her death removes from McKibben vicinity a noble woman whose place will be hard to fill.

Collins, Mollie Hoxie Price
Jackson Progress Argus 1970
Mrs. Collins Was Buried In Barnesville
     Mrs. Mollie Hoxie Collins, 84, of 310 Moy Street, Barnesville, died early Wednesday, March 4th. She was the widow of Mr. James Augustus Collins.
     Mrs. Collins was born in Catoosa County, daughter of the late Mr. James Price and Mrs. Rachael Grant Price. She was a member of the Baptist Church,
     Funeral services for Mrs. Collins were conducted Friday afternoon at four o'clock from the First Baptist Church in Barnesville. Dr. Howard Ethington officiated with burial in Greenwood Cemetery in Barnesville.
     Mrs. Collins is survived by two daughters, Mrs. E. Felton Martin of Atlanta and Mrs. Joe Britt of Barnesville; a son, Benny Collins of Barnesville; three brothers, Smith Price of Carrollton, Willie Price and Sidney Price, both of Jackson; and one sister, Mrs. Emma Sherrill of Macon; 13 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Barnesville was in charge of plans.

Collins, Orlando
Jackson Progress Argus 09 Sep 1976
Car Crash At Cork Kills Man
     A spectacular one-car automobile accident Sunday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. claimed the life of Orlando Collins, 46, of Cork.
     Collins was proceeding towards Cork, after turning on the Cork road from State Hwy. 87, when his car went out of control at a high rate of speed and plowed into and through the vacant Cork Country Store building.
     Suffering massive head injuries, Collins was pronounced dead on arrival at the Sylvan Grove Hospital. Sherrell Ambulance Service answered the emergency call at 4:45 p.m. and carried the victim to the local hospital.
     Damage to the Cork store, of tile and stucco construction, was extensive. Mrs. W. H. Moncrief was listed as owner of the store which had been vacant for some time.
     The Georgia State Patrol's Griffin office investigated the accident.
     Trimier Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of final arrangements for the victim.

Collins, Paul A.
Jackson Progress Argus 08 Nov 1989
     Paul A, Collins, 76, of Circle Street, Forsyth, died Nov. 1.
     The funeral was held Thursday, Nov. 2, at Andrew A. Dillon & Son Funeral Home in Forsyth with the Rev. Daimy O. Parker and the Rev. Wallace Smarr officiating. Burial was in the Forsyrth cemetery.
     Mr. Collins, a retired employee of Forsyth Hardware & Furniture Co., was a musical composer and a lyricist. He was a charter member and deacon of Second Baptist Church in Forsyth.
     Survivors include his wife, Florence Patterson Collins; three sons, including Fred Collins of Jackson; two daughters; one sister and two brothers; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Collins, R. J.
  Butts County Progress December 2, 1910
Death Of R. J. Collins Occurred In Dublin
     The death of Mr. R. J. Collins, a former citizen of Butts County, who has been making his home in Dublin several years ______. The cause of death was due to pneumonia.
     The remains were brought to Jackson Saturday night and the funeral was held Sunday afternoon at 1:30 from the residence of Mr. J. H. Thornton. The services were conducted by Dr. Robert VanDeventer. Interment was in the city cemetery.
     Mr. Collings is survived by his wife and six children; one sister, Mrs. J. H. Thornton, of Jackson; one brother, Mr. W. L. Collins, of Tiger Bay, Fla.
     Mr. Collins, who was about fifty-five years of age, is remembered by many the people of this county, and news of his death will cause sincere regret.

Collins, Sallie Miss
  Middle Georgia Argus July 21, 1885
     We regret to announce the death of Miss Sallie Collins, which sad event occurred at the home of her mother near Towaliga on Saturday. She was a most estimable young lady, whose loving disposition had endeared her to all who knew her. After four months of suffering, the white angel bore her spirit away to the God who gave it. We sympathize with the bereaved family.

Collins, Sarah Mrs.
  Middle Georgia Argus December 9, 1890
A good lady done
     Mrs. Sarah Collins, of this county, died at her son-in-law's, Mr. Thomas Shaw, in Henry county one day last week. She was a highly esteemed lady and loved by all who knew her.

Collins, Sarah Rebecca Collins
  The Jackson Progress-Argus December 17, 1926
Mrs. Sarah Collins Is Taken By Death.
     Following an illness of only a few days, Mrs. Sarah Rebecca Collins, aged 66, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. B. McClendon, Saturday night at 9:30 o'clock. Her passing caused a sincere regret to a large number of friends and relatives.
     Mrs. Collins was a member of the England Chapel Methodist church and exemplified her splendid Christian character in her daily life. She was the widow of the late Jack Collins and had spent her entire life in the community. She possessed many noble traits and was admired for her kindness of heart and unselfish character.
     Surviving are two sons, Messrs. W. L. and H. J. Collins, and one daughter, Mrs. W. H. McClendon, all of Butts county; one brother, Mr. J. S. Collins, of Monroe county. She is also survived by several grandchildren.
     Funeral services were held at Fellowship church Monday morning at 11 o'clock. The services were conducted by Rev. L. L. Burch, of Jenkinsburg and interment was in the family lot in Fellowship cemetery.
     
Collins, Thomas Carlton
Jackson Progress 03 Dec1959
Thomas C. Collins Died Saturday of Heart Attack
     Mr. Thomas Carlton Collins, 67, of Milledgeville, a pulpwood dealer and merchant, died Saturday, November 28, in a hospital following a heart attack. He had been ill for several days.
     Mr. Collins is brother of Mr. Henry R. Collins and Mrs. Essie Bell Waites, both of Flovilla. He was a son of Mr. Henderson Collins and Mrs. Sallie Quinn Collins who lived in Butts county at one time.
     Funeral services were held Monday afternoon in Milledgeville with Moore Funeral Home in charge.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Ruby Taylor Collins; three daughters, Mrs. Ruth Ferguson of Salt Lake City, Utah; Mrs. Jessie Blount and Mrs. Carrie Bell Pound, both of Milledgeville; one brother, Henry R. Collins of Flovilla; three sisters, Mrs. Essie Bell Waites of Flovilla; Mrs. Omie Smith of Milledgeville, and Miss Minnie Collins of Milledgeville; several grandchildren.

Collins, Thomas Jefferson
Jackson Progress-Argus Nov 2, 1939
Dr. T. J. Collins Claimed by Death
     Funeral services for Dr. Thomas Jefferson Collins, sole Confederate veteran in Spalding county, whose death occurred October 26 at his home near Griffin, were held Saturday morning from the Pittman Funeral Homes in Griffin. Interment was in the Fellowship cemetery in Butts county.
     The Rev. Charles B. Holder conducted the rites, attended by members of the Boynton chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy. Services at the graveside were in charge of Meridian lodge of Masons, of which he was a member.
     Dr. Collins, 90 years of ago, was born near Griffin December. 7, 1849, a son of James A. Collins and Mary Foster Collins. At the age of 14 he enlisted, in Company H, Sixth Georgia Regiment and served during the war. He was a brother of the late Mr. J. M. Collins, who served for ore than 30 years as Butts county surveyor. The family with which he was connected was one of the oldest and most influential in middle Georgia.
     After graduating in 1885 from the Georgia Electic College of Medicine in Atlanta, he began the practice of medicine in Spalding county. He continued that practice until ill health caused his retirement a year or two ago.
     Surviving Dr. Collins are his widow; eight sons, George and Joe Collins, of Atlanta; Robert Collins, of Griffin, Charles Collins, of Nashville, Ga., B. F. Collins, of Miami, Fla., Grover C. Collins, of Mexia, Texas; L. V. Collins of Sunny Side; three daughters, Miss Dorothy Collins and Mrs. Mattie J. Hammond, of Griffin, and Mrs. Mary L. Hammond, of Ray City, GA.; three brothers, Charles Collins, of Jackson, Jesse Collins, of Rockwall, Texas; and three sisters, Mrs. Nannie Fletcher of Barnesville, and Mrs. Mattie Pullin and Miss Annie Collins, both of Dalton, Texas.

Collins, William Levi, Sr.
Jackson Progress Argus 03 Feb 1982
     Mr. William Levi Collins Sr., 92, of Rt. 1, Jackson, died Monday night at the Griffin-Spalding County Hospital following a brief illness.
     Mr. Collins, a retired farmer, was the oldest member of England Chapel United Methodist Church where he had attended most of his life.
     He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bertha Lee Washington Collins of the Hilltop Nursing Home in Monroe County; two daughters, Mrs. Tennella Maddox of Jackson and Mrs. Rosa Lee Adams of College Park; one son, Mr. W. L. Collins, Jr. of Griffin, six grandchildren; six great grandchildren.
     Funeral services will be conducted today at 3 p.m. at England Chapel United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Ann White and Rev. W. C. Bower officiating. Burial will be in Fellowship Presbyterian Church cemetery, and Mr. Collins will be carried to the church to lie in state thirty minutes prior to funeral services.
     Pallbearers were James Mixon, William St. John, Harry Bowden, Ron Ewing, Charles Conner, and Perry Lawson
     Funeral arrangements were made by Haisten Funeral Home.
Collins, Willie Emily Harkness
Jackson Progress Argus 14 Oct 1954
Mrs. W. H. Collins Died in Florida
     Mrs. Emmie Harkness Collins, wife of H. W. Collins died in Jacksonville, Fla., on September 30 as a result of an illness of several weeks. Funeral services were held in Jacksonville October 2.
     Born in Butts county, Mrs. Collins was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mr. W. M. Harkness. The family has resided in Jacksonville several years. Many relatives live in this section.
     Survivors are her husband and eight children; three sisters, Mrs. B. T. Glass of Locust Grove; Mrs. I. A. Roberts and Miss Frances Harkness of Atlanta; two brothers, Charlie Harkness of Macon and Cohen Harkness of Corbin, Ky.
      Attending the funeral from here were Mrs. B. T. Glass and Douglas Glass, Mr. and Mrs. John Cooper, Mrs. I. A. Roberts, Miss Frances Harkness, Bobby Roberts, Charlie Harkness.

Colquitt, Alfred H.
  Middle Georgia Argus March 29, 1894
"He Has Finished His Work"
The remains of the lamented Colquitt now rests in Rose Hill cemetery.
     Macon, Ga.,- The body of Senator Alfred H. Colquitt was buried in Rose Hill cemetery here last evening with imposing ceremonies.
     The Easter decorations in the church has not been taken down, and it looked as though it had been specially decorated for the occasion. The auditorium of the Mulberry street church, the largest in Macon, was jammed to the doors with all classes of people for Senator Colquitt was universally popular.
     The choir sang the hymn, "He Has Finished His Work," and Dr. Chandler read the nineteenth Psalm. Dr. Morrison read the burial service and then by request the family of Senator Colquitt, and the choir sang his favorite hymn, "Asleep in Jesus."
     Dr. Monck then led in prayer, and the choir sang "Jesus, Lover Of My Soul," Dr. Morrison delivered a most eloquent eulogy of the dead statesman.
He was followed by Dr. Chandler in one of the most touching tributes ever heard in Macon.
     The choir chanted "It Is Well," and then the pall bearers took the casket and carried it to the hearse.
     The procession moved off to Rose Hill cemetery where the services were concluded and all that was mortal of Alfred H. Colquitt was consigned to the grave beside that of his first wife.

Colvard, Alonza
Jackson Progress Argus 20 Feb 1958
Three Negro Children Perish Tuesday As Fire Destroys Indian Springs Home
     Three young Negro children were burned to death Tuesday night at Indian Springs as windswept flames destroyed their frame house while their parents were viewing television programs at. a neighbors home.
     Annie Ruth Colvard, 6; Helen Colvard, 8; and Alonza Colvard, 2, perished when the flames trapped them and their sister, Fannie, 11, and brother, Eulus Jr., 9, in a bedroom.
     The two older children escaped, although both suffered painful, but not serious, burns. Fannie was burned about the head and side and EuIus Jr. on the arm.
     The parents, Eulus and Marguerite Colvard, had left the children in bed and gone to the home of a neighbor, Clifford Head, to watch television. The fire was first discovered by Head about 9:30 p. m. when he went into his yard to get additional fuel for a fire .
     The flames, fed by a bitter cold northwest wind, had made considerable headway and the roof of the house was almost entirely consumed when Head first saw the fire.
     Efforts to rescue the younger children were futile as the wind whipped fire consumed the small home in a matter of minutes .
     The Jackson fire department answered the call and helped confine the fire to the one house and extinguish several woods fires that threatened to get out of hand.
     The Colvard home, the property of J. E. Cornell, was heated with a wood heater and it is believed the fire started from sparks released from the heater or a defective flue.
     A coroner's inquest Wednesday morning ruled that the children's death was caused by "accidental" means. Joel V. Crane, Butts coroner, conducted the inquest.
     
Colvard, Annie L.
Jackson Progress Argus 09 Aug 1989
     Annie L. Colvard, 88, of 140 Ash . St., Jackson, died Wednesday, Aug. 2.
     The funeral was held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Lizzie Berry Baptist Church with the Rev. C'. E. Norris officiating. Burial was in the Jackson cemetety.
     Mrs. Colvard was born Sept. 6, 1900, in Butts County, daughter of Smith and Nancy Holland. She was a member of Lizzie Berry Baptist Church, which she served as clerk and as a member of the mothers and ushers boards. She was a member of the Jackson Union Prayer Band, the Heroines of Jericho, and the Eastern Star Lodge.
     Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, the Rev William and Dollie Watts of Atlanta; daughter. Baby Ruth McClendon of Buffalo, N.Y.; son and daughter-in-law, the Rev and Mrs. Rufus Colvard of Atlanta; two grandchildren; sisters, Willie Ruth Foster of Jackson and Miss Did Ponder of Cincinnati, Ohio; brother, James Holland, of Jackson; daughter-in-law, Estell Colvard of Atlanta; several nephews and nieces.
     Trimier - Jackson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Colvard, Annie Ruth
(See Colvard, Alonza)

Colvard, Helen
(See Colvard, Alonza)

Colvin, Ellen Mrs.
  The Jackson Progress-Argus June 25, 1926
Jenkinsburg.
     Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Glass, Mrs. J. M. Bankston, Mrs. W. J. Bankston, Misses Louise, Grace and Lafon Bankston attended the funeral of Mrs. Ellen Colvin at Juliette last Wednesday.

Colvin, Emma
  Middle Georgia Argus January 24, 1888
Jenkinsburg
SAD.
     We have never been called upon to chronicle so sad a death as that of little Emma, the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Colvin. Little Emma was the pride of the community, and her loss is felt outside the home circle. We tender our heart-felt sympathy to those she was near, and to the disconsolate parents we tender a double portion. We should not grieve after such spotless lambs, for our loss is paradise to them. While our minds are wandering over the past she is delighted with the unspeakable glories of her new home, where she is cared for by Him who said "Suffer little children to come unto me and ______ for such is the Kingdom of Heaven.

Colvin, Mary Leila Gilmore
Jackson Progress-Argus Oct 31, 1940
Mrs. Colvin Died Friday at Age 81
     Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Leila Colvin, 81 years of age, who died at noon Friday in the home of her daughter, Mrs. R. R. Powell, in Monticello, were held at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Jenkinsburg Methodist church. The Rev. W. T. Irvine of Monticello and the Rev. C. B. McKenzie of Jenkinsburg officiated and burial was in the churchyard with A. Jordan & Brother funeral directors in charge.
     Pallbearers were Co. Peter Walton, Eugene Middlebrooks, Arthur Huff, E. B. Powell of Monticello, and W. J. Saunders and Herschel Harris of Jenkinsburg.
     Mrs. Colvin, the former Miss Mary Leila Gilmore, daughter of Mr. And Mrs. F. W. Gilmore, was born Sept. 22, 1860. She spent most of her life in Butts county, residing both in Jackson and Jenkinsburg. Following the death of her husband, Mr. William Samuel Colvin,he continued to reside in Jenkinsburg until four years ago when she made her home with her daughter, Mrs. R. R. Powell, in Monticello. She had been in feeble health for the past several months.
     Mrs. Colvin was admired for her patience, kindness and tact, her devotion to her family and friends and service to those about her. Early in life she joined the Methodist church and at the time of her death held membership in the Jackson Methodist church.
     Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Rollin Powell; one sister, Miss Ida Gilmore of Jenkinsburg; two brothers, Mr. J. Henry Gilmore, Monticello, and Mr. J. G. Gilmore, Macon' nieces and nephews.

Colvin, Mary Richard
Jackson Progress Argus 11 Aug 1977
Final Rites Miss Colvin In Atlanta
     Funeral services for Miss Mary Richards Colvin of Atlanta, who died August 6th, were held Tuesday, August 9th, at 11:30 o'clock at Spring Hill. Dr. Paul T. Eckle officiated. with interment in Westview, Cemetery. H. M. Patterson and Son were in charge of arrangements.
     Miss Colvin was sister of .the late Mrs. Katherine Collins of Jackson and had many friends in Jackson who were saddened to learn of her passing.
     She is survived by nieces, Mrs. Jane C. Stratford, Mrs. Frances Mercier, Mrs. Mary Warwick McLeod, Mrs. Margaret Gunter; nephews, James N. Colvin, Thomas Collins,. Franklin Colvin, James B. Collins.

Colvin, Minnie Woods
Jackson Progress-Argus Feb 22, 1940
Mrs. Minnie Colvin Claimed by Death
     Butts county friends were sorry to learn of the death of Mrs. Minnie Woods Colvin, 73 years of age, which occurred Tuesday morning at her home in Atlanta.
     Funeral services were held Wednesday morning in Atlanta with Dr. W. V. Gardner and Dr. J. Sprole Lyons officiating and burial was in the Locust Grove cemetery.
     Mrs. Colvin was a noted educator and formerly taught at Jenkinsburg, Locust Grove and other cities in the state. She was born in Virginia, educated at Broadus College and was a member of the Presbyterian church.
     She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Thomas J. Collins and Miss Mary Richards Colvin, of Atlanta; three sons and several grandchildren
     
Colvin, William Samuel
Jackson Progress Argus Mar 20 1931
 W. S. Colvin Is Killed by Train
Accident Happened at Jenkinsburg Monday Morning. One of County's Most Beloved Citizens
     When the automobile in which he was riding was hit by the southbound Ponce de Leon, fast passenger train of the Southern. Railway System, at Thurston's crossing at Jenkinsburg Monday morning, Mr. W, S. Colvin, prominent and widely beloved citizen, was instantly kilted.
     Mr. Colvin was attempting to cross the track when his automobile stalled and before he could get the car off the track it was struck by the train and hurled several feet. Mr. Colvin's body was thrown; from the car and landed across the highway. Death appeared to have been Instantaneous. The body was mangled In several places, a wound in the head being the cause of death, it was thought.
     The engineer on, the crack passenger train is said to have used the emergency and reverse brakes in an effort to avoid hitting the car, but was unable to stop the train before the crash.
     Mr. Colvin is said to have been on his way to a locksmith's shop to have farm tools sharpened when the accident happened.
     The tragedy came as a painful shock to a host of friends. Mr. Colvin was a man universally liked and esteemed. He was a man of honest and upright character; quiet, unassuming and possessed to a rare degree the respect, goodwill and confidence of all who knew him. Probably no citizen of the county was more generally liked and respected for the true qualities of manhood.
     Mr. Colvin formerly resided in Jackson, returning a few years ago to his home at Jenkinsburg. He was engaged in farming, owning one of the county's most attractive homes. He was born and reared at Jenkinsburg, being a son of W. S. Colvin and Mrs. Emmaline Gray Colvin. He was a member of the Jackson Methodist church. Mr. Colvin was 68 years old.
     He is survived by his wife, who before marriage was Miss Lena Gilmore, of this county; one daughter, Mrs. R. R. Powell, of Monticello, and several nephews.
     Funeral services, attended by a concourse of relatives and friends, were held Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at. the Jenkinsburq Methodist church, with Rev. V. O. Gentry and Rev. T. H. Williams officiating. Relatives and friends testified to their love and esteem by lovely floral offerings. The pallbearers were Messrs. H. G. Harris, C B. Harris, J, O. Minter, H. B: Whitaker, C. F. Stroud and Wilson Caston. Interment was in the Jenkinsburg cemetery.

Colwell, A. H. Mr.
  Butts County Progress October 4, 1912
Young Farmer Kills Himself.
H. Colwell found dead near his home Wednesday morning.
     Mr. A. H. Colwell, one of the most prominent young farmers in the county and a member of a leading family, was found dead near his home in the western part of the county, Wednesday morning. The verdict of the coroner's jury was that he came to his death at his own hands.
     The news of this unfortunate affair caused painful interest to a widespread circle of friends. So far as given out no reason is known for the act. It seems he left home at an early hour Wednesday morning to look after some work around the place. He was found on a bridge between his home and Mr. Charlie Thaxton's, a wound in his head and a pistol in his hand. As soon as the news reached here Coroner Adams, Sheriff Crawford and others went to the scene of the killing and made an investigation.
     Mr. Colwell was the second son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Colwell and was about 28 years of age. Besides his parents, Mr. Colwell is survived by his wife, who was a Miss Evans before marriage, and three children, and several brothers and sisters.
     The funeral took place at 11 o'clock Thursday morning at Fellowship and was largely attended. In their deep grief the family have the sympathy of many warm friends.

Colwell, Annie Jewell Glass
Jackson Progress Argus 21 May 1986
     Jewell Glass Colwell, 65, of Route 3, Jackson, died Saturday at her residence.
     A native of Butts County, Mrs. Colwell was the daughter of the late William M. Glass and Nora Thurston Glass. She was the widow of Elmo P. Colwell and a member of the Fellowship Presbyterian Church.
     Survivors include eight daughters, Kathryn Cobb of Griffin, Josephine Bevil of Forest Park, Miriam McKibben and Charlotte Colwell, both of Jackson, Annette Chambers of Chattanooga, Tenn., Polly Brown of Locust Grove, Peggy Couch of Monroe, and Patsy Avery of Trenton, Mich.; sons, Elmo P. Colwell Jr. and John Colwell, both of Jackson, George Colwell of Griffin, and Olin B. Colwell of Atlanta; daughter-in-law. Sue Colwell of Orlando, Fla.; brother, James W. Glass of Fairbum; 23 grandchildren; 26 great grandchildren.
     The funeral was held Monday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home in Griffin with the Rev. David Schuler officiating. Burial was in the Fellowship Presbyterian Church cemetery.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Griffin was in charge of arrangements.
               
Colwell, Anthony Scott
Jackson Progress Argus 16 Jun 1955
Death Claims Colwell Infant
     Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at three o'clock at the Towaliga Baptist Church for Anthony Scott Colwell, six-day-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Colwell, who died Sunday night at the Griffin-Spalding Hospital. Rev. Wade H. Bell Jr., pastor of the Jackson and Fellowship Presbyterian Churches, was the officiating minister.
     Survivors, in addition to his parents, are his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Colwell, and Mrs. H. O. Barnes, all of Route 3, Jackson.
     Burial was in the church cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge.

Colwell, Charles Dwane
Jackson Progress Argus 02 Apr 1986
     C. Dwane Colwell, 69, of Highway 16 East, Griffin, died Sunday morning at Griffin-Spalding Hospital following a lengthy illness.
     Mr. Colwell was born in Butts County, son of the late Leonard Lacy Colwell and Molinda Pearl Weaver Colwell. He was a farmer and a retired Spalding County school bus driver. He served with the U.S. 5th Army in Europe during World War 11 and was a member of Towaliga Baptist Church.
     Survivors include his wife, Helen Pritchett Colwell; brother, E. Powell Colwell of Griffin; sisters, Mrs. T. J. Harper, Mrs. Ray Snyder, and Mrs. Lawrence Coleman, all of Griffin; nieces and nephews.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Griffin was in charge of arrangements.

Colwell, Dempsey Garland
Jackson Progress-Argus Mar 14, 1940
Mr. D. G. Colwell Taken by Death
     The death of Mr. Dempsey G Colwell, 50 years of age, widely known resident of the Towaliga community, occurred Tuesday after noon at the Strickland Memorial Hospital in Griffin where he had been a patient for a week.
     He was connected with prominent Butts county families, having been a son of the ate Mr. And Mrs James G. Colwell. A successful farmer, he was a member of Towaliga Baptist church. He had been in declining health for several months.
     Surviving are his wife, the former Miss Willie Lee Cole; one son, Joseph Glenn Colwell; three sisters, Mrs. C. B. Sims and Mrs C. L. Whitaker, of Jenkinsburg; three brothers, L. L. Colwell, of Griffin; E. P. Colwell, of Jackson, and H. H. Colwell, of Monticello.
     Funeral services were held at Fellowship Presbyterian church Thursday morning at 11 o'clock and Dr. Ben Ingram, of Forsyth, officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery with Haisten Brothers, funeral directors, in charge.

Colwell, E. Powell
Jackson Progress Argus 20 Dec 1989
     E. Powell Colwell, 80, of 1465 N. McDonough Road, Griffin, died Thursday afternoon at the Spalding Regional Hospital following a brief illness.
     The funeral was held Saturday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home in Griffin with the Rev. David Majors and the Rev. Joe Parham officiating. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery in Griffin.
     Mr. Colwell was a native of Butts County, son of Leonard Lacey Colwell and Pearl Weaver Colwell.
     He was a retired farmer and a member of Towaliga Baptist Church.
     Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Johnson Colwell; daughters, Faye Colwell of Griffin and JoAnne Sullins of Stone Mountain; sons, Charles Colwell of Morrow and Lamar and Alton Colwell, both of Griffin; sisters, Margaret Coleman and Virginia Snyder, both of Griffin; 11 grandchildren; nine great - grandchildren.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Griffin was in charge of arrangements.

Colwell, Elmo Ponder
Jackson Progress Argus 18 Aug 1977
Rites Held Wednesday For Elmo Colwell
     Mr. Elmo Ponder Colwell, 85, of Route 3, Jackson, died early Tuesday morning, August 16th, at his residence in the Towaliga Community following an illness of several months.
     Son of the late Mr. James G. Colwell and the late Mrs. Mary Jane Jester Colwell, he was a retired farmer, a member of the Towaliga Baptist Church, and a veteran of World War I.
     Funeral services for Mr. Colwell will be conducted Wednesday afternoon at three o'clock from the chapel of Pittman Rawls Funeral Home in Griffin with the Rev. James Doom and the Rev. Lanny Smith officiating. Interment will follow in the Fellowship Presbyterian Cemetery in Butts County. Pittman Rawls Funeral Home will be in charge.
     Mr. Colwell is survived by his wife, Mrs. Jewell Glass Colwell, Jackson; eight daughters, Mrs. Katherine Cobb of Griffin, Miss Charlotte Colwell, Mrs. Peggy Garner, and Mrs. Miriam McKibben, all of Jackson; Mrs. Polly Brown of Locust Grove, Mrs. Jacqueline Bevil of Forest Park, Mrs. Annette Elder of South Pittsburg, Tenn., and Mrs. Patsy Avery of Trenton, Michigan; four sons, E. P. Colwell, Jr. and Johnny Colwell, both of Jackson; George Colwell of Griffin; Olin Colwell of Atlanta; 27 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
     
Colwell, George O. (Buster)
Jackson P:rogress Argus 16 Mar 1988
     George O. (Buster) Colwell, 50, of 1404 Parkway Drive, Griffin, died Sunday morning in a large-equipment accident in Spalding County.
     The funeral was held Tuesday at 4 p.m. in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home in Griffin with the Rev. Lee Fullerton officiating. Burial was in the Fellowship Presbyterian Church cemetery in Butts Courty.
     Mr. Colwell, a native of Butts County, was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Elmo P. Colwell Sr. He was associated with Ford Motor Co. in management for many years and was a member of the Stewart Avenue United Methodist Church in Atlanta.
     Survivors include his wife, Patricia Ann Thomas Colwell; brothers, Elmo Colwell Jr. and Johnny O; Colwell, both of Jackson, and Olin B. Colwell' of Atlanta; sisters, Catherine Colwell of Griffin, Josephine Bevil of Atlanta, Miriam McRibben and Charlotte Colwell, both of Jackson, Annette Chambers of Chattanooga, Tenn., Polly Brown of Locust Grove, Peggy Couch of Monroe, and Patricia Avery of Trenton, Mich.; many nephews and nieces.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Griffin was in charge of arrangements.

Colwell, Harold Eugene
Jackson Progress Argus 12 May 1982
     Harold Eugene Colwell, 49, of 2298 Locust Grove Rd., Griffin, died suddenly Monday at his residence.
     A native of Butts County, Mr. Colwell was a farmer and a member of the Towaliga Baptist Church.
     Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Barbara Crumbley Colwell; sons, Gregory Eugene, Jefferey Wayne, and Steven Harold Colwell, all of Griffin; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Powell Colwell of Griffin; sisters, Mrs. Jo Ann Sullins of Stone Mountain, Miss Faye Colwell of Griffin; brothers, Charles E. Colwell of Morrow, Lamar Colwell of Forest Park, Alton Colwell of Toccoa; daughter-in-law, Susan Brooks Colwell of Griffin.
     Several nieces, nephews, aunts, and uncles also survive.
     Funeral services were conducted Wednesday morning at 11:00 in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home in Griffin. Rev. Bill Thomas and Rev. Hal Cason officiated, and burial was in the Oak Hill cemetery in Griffin.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Griffin was in charge of arrangements.

ColweIl, James Glynn
Jackson Progress Argus 01 Aug 1930
Mr. Jas. G. Colwell Summoned by Death
     The death of Mr. James Glynn ColweIl, aged 77, one of Butts county's best known business leaders and highly esteemed citizens, occurred at his home on North Oak street Saturday at noon. Death followed a stroke of paralysis suffered a day or two previous. Some eighteen months ago he suffered a stroke of paralysis and for a period, had been confined to his home but was able sit up and greet his friend.
     Mr. Colwell was born May 18, 1853, in Spalding county and was connected with an old and prominent family of this section. For many years he had made his home in Butts and was regarded as one of the community's first citizens. By his energy and enterprise he accumulated a considerable estate of farm lands and other property. He was a director in the Jackson National Bank and his advice and counsel was prized by his associates. He was a member of Towaliga Baptist church and a Mason. Mr. Colwell was a man of many splendid qualities of character and enjoyed the confidence and. esteem of many friends, who were pained to learn of his death. Retiring from active business some years ago, he had recently made his home in Jackson.
     He was married on December 19, 1872 to Miss Mary Jane Jester, member of a pioneer family, who preceded him in death. Surviving relatives are five sons, W. O. Colwell, Mexia, Texas; L. L., D. G. and E. P. Colwell, of Jackson, and H. H. Colwell, of Atlanta; three daughters, Mrs. C. R. Sims, Mrs, C. L. Thaxton, Mrs. T. L. Whitaker, of Butts county; Mrs. J. B. Whitaker, of Butts county; two sisters, Mrs. J. H. Gruhbs, of Orchard Hill and Mrs. M. A. Hatcher, of Griffin; one brother, W. E. Colwell, of Zebulon; 36 grand children and 2 great grandchildren.
     Funeral services, which were attended by throng of relatives and friends were held at Fellowship church Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Dr. I. G. Walker, Rev. A. J, Warner and Rev. G. W. Hulme, of Locust Grove, conducted the services. Relatives and friends expressed their love and affection through lovely floral offerings. The pallbearers were T. A. Nutt, R. P. Newton, B. A. Wright, H. O. Ball, W. A. Newton, R. E. Evans.

Colwell, James Milton
Jackson Progress Argus 24 Jun 1971
Fellowship Rites For Mr. Colwell
     Funeral services for Milton Colwell, who died unexpectedly Tuesday morning, June 15th, in Orlando, Fla., were held at the graveside Friday afternoon at two o'clock in Fellowship Presbyterian Church Cemetery with the Rev. David Black, pastor of the Jackson Fellowship Presbyterian Churches, officiating. Funeral plans were directed by Claude A. McKibben Funeral Home of Hogansville.
     Mr. Colwell, son of Mr. Elmo P. Colwell, Sr. and Mrs. Jewell Glass Colwell of Jackson, was a native of Butts County and had spent his entire life here before moving to Florida. His death was attributed to a heart attack. He was born December 3, 1919.
     Mr. Colwell was a veteran of World War II, a Mason and a member of the Fellowship Presbyterian Church.
     Mr. Colwell is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sue Wallace Colwell of Orlando, Fla.; a daughter, Miss Judy Colwell of Utah; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmo P. Colwell, Sr. of Jackson; eight sisters, Mrs. J. Henry Cobb of Griffin, Mrs. G. C. McKibben, Jr., Mrs. Charles Garner, Miss Charlotte Colwell, all of Jackson, Mrs. Paul Bevil of Forest Park, Mrs. Lloyd Elder of South Pittsburgh, Tenn., Mrs. Bobby Brown of Locust Grove and Mrs. Terry Avery of Detroit, Michigan; four brothers, Olin B. Colwell of Atlanta, Elmo Colwell Jr., Johnny Colwell and George Colwell, all of Jackson.
     Pallbearers were Larry Cobb Steve Elder, Don McKibben, Dennis Colwell, Bartow Bevil and Vance Hall Dukes.

Colwell, James Russell
Jackson Progress Argus 02 Nov 1983
     James Russell (Jamie) Colwell, 11, died late Sunday afternoon.
     He was a sixth-grade student at Henderson Elementary School and was a member of Fellowship Presbyterian Church.
     Survivors include his mother, Vicki Kersey Colwell; father, Dennis Colwell; sister, Tori Colwell; brother, Pete Colwell; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kersey of Jackson and Mr. and Mrs. Elmo P. Colwell Jr., all of Jackson; great- grandmother, Mrs. Callie Lunsford of McDonough and Mrs. Elmo P. Colwell Sr. of Jackson; several aunts, uncles, and cousins.
     Services were held Tuesday at 2.p.m. in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Horne with the Rev. David Black and the Rev. David Schulherr officiating. Burial was in the Friendship Presbyterian cemetery.
     Pallbearers were Neal Earnhart, Eddie Kersey, Jimmy Kersey, Marlin Colwell, Gary Colwell, and Jimmy Walker.
     Haisten Funeral Horn of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Colwell, Leonard Lacey
Jackson Progress Argus 14 Aug 1952
L. L. Colwell Taken By Death
     The death of Leonard Lacey Colwell, 68, occurred at his home on the Butts and Spalding county line at 10 p. m. Wednesday, August 6, and followed an illness of several months.
     The pallbearers were the six sons', Robert, Parks, Ab, Fred, Dwayne and Powell Colwell.
     Mr. Colwell spent his entire life in the community in which he was born and reared. He was a son of the late James Glenn Colwell and Mrs. Mary Jane Jester Colwell, prominent residents of this section. He was a successful farmer and actively identified with community progress and help membership in Towaliga Baptist Church.
     Survivors are his wife, Mr. J Pearl Weaver Colwell; six sons, J. R. Colwell of Atlanta; W. F. Colwell of Jackson; L. P. Colwell, E. P. Colwell, A. H. Colwell and C. D. Colwell all of Griffin; three sisters, Mrs. T. J. Harper of Griffin; Mrs. H. L. Coleman, of Griffin; Mrs. R. N. Robertson, of Birmingham Ala.; three sisters, Mrs. C. B. Sims of Jackson; Mrs. C. D. Thaxton and Mrs. J. L. Whitaker of Jenkinsburg; two brothers, Homer H. Colwell, clerk-elect of Butts Superior Court, and E. P. Colwell, former county commissioner and now superintendent of road construction in Butts county; sixteen grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
  
Colwell, Leonard Parks
  Jackson Progress Argus 12 August 1965
Parks Colwell Buried Friday At Towaliga
     Mr. Leonard Parks Colwell of Route 4, Griffin, died Wednesday afternoon at the Griffin-Spalding County Hospital where he had been a patient for three days, and in ill health for five years.
     Born in Butts County, Mr. Colwell was son of the late Mr. Leonard Lacy Colwell and the late Mrs. Pearl Weaver Colwell. He was engaged in farming until ill health forced his retirement. Mr. Colwell was a member of Towaliga Baptist Church.
      Funeral services were conducted Friday afternoon at three o'clock from the Towaliga Baptist Church with the Rev. Gerald Kersey, pastor, and the Rev. Gerald Noffsinger officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home of Griffin in charge of arrangements. The body lay in state at the church 30 minutes prior to the funeral.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Bessie English Colwell; two sons, Leonard H. Colwell of San Antonio, Texas and P. Wallace Colwell of Helena; three sisters Mrs. T. J. Harper, Mrs. Lawrence Coleman, and Mrs. Jack Robertson, all of Griffin; five brothers, J. Robert Caldwell of Atlanta; Fred Caldwell of Jackson, Powell Colwell, Abner Caldwell, and Dwayne Colwell, all of Griffin three grandchildren.
     Pallbearers were Kenneth Harper, Harold Colwell, Leslie Caldwell, Johnny Colwell, Winston Coleman, Joel Robertson.

Colwell, Malinda Pearl Weaver
Jackson Progress Argus 18 Aug 1960
Mrs. L. L. Colwell Buried, Saturday At Towaliga Rites
     Funeral services for Mrs. L. L. Colwell, widely known resident of the West Butts Community, who died unexpectedly Thursday morning following an illness of several months, were held Saturday morning at 11 o'clock at the Towaliga Baptist Church with the Rev. Joe Faulkner officiating. Interment was in the Towaliga Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home of Griffin in charge of arrangements.
     The former Miss Malinda Pearl Weaver, she was the daughter of Mr. W. W. Weaver and Mrs. Margaret Penelope Darnell Weaver. She was a native of Butts County and a member of the Towaliga Baptist Church which she served with loyalty and zeal.
     She was the widow of the late Leonard Lacey Colwell, prominent Butts countian who died a few years ago. Mrs. Colwell lived in the West Butts Community with her youngest son, Dwane Colwell. She was born November 24,1886.
     Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. T. J. Harper of Anderson, S. C.; Mrs. Jack Robertson, Birmingham, Ala.; Mrs. Lawrence Coleman, Griffin; six sons, E. P. Colwell, S. D. Colwell, L. P. Colwell, K H. Colwell, all of Griffin; W. F. Colwell of Jackson; and J. R. Colwell of Atlanta; one sister, Mrs. Clifford Martin of Forsyth; 16 grandchildren, nine great grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers were grandsons, Wallace Colwell, Leslie Colwell; Harold Colwell, Lamar Colwell, Jack Robertson and Joel Robertson.

Colwell, Mary Clyde Evans
Jackson Progress Argus 02 May 1968
Mrs. Colwell Was Buried Here Monday
     Mrs. Clyde Evans Colwell, 87, widely known Jackson resident and widow of the late Mr. Abner Harrison Colwell, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Hunt, at 413 McDonough Road early Saturday night following a long period of declining health.
     A native and lifelong resident of Butts County, Mrs. Colwell was the daughter of the late Mr. John Bates Evans and Mrs. Mary Ann Andrews Evans, also of Butts County. Mrs. Colwell was a member of Towaliga Baptist Church and had made her home in Jackson for a number of years.
     Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at three o'clock from Haisten's Chapel with Rev. William F. Thomas, pastor of the Macedonia Baptist Church, and Rev. Robert Thompson, pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiating. Interment was in the Jackson City Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mrs. Colwell is survived by three daughters, Miss Lois Colwell and Mrs. T. H. Malcolm, both of Atlanta, and Mrs. John P. Hunt of Jackson; two granddaughters, Miss Mary Ann Hunt of Jackson and Atlanta, and Miss Peggy Malcolm of Atlanta.
     Pallbearers were Ralph Evans, Warren Evans, Doyle Jones Jr., Mike Allen, Milton Daniel, Bill Jones.

Colwell, Mary Jane Jester
  The Jackson Progress-Argus October 28, 1927
Beloved Woman Is Claimed By Death.
     Mrs. J. G. Colwell, aged 76 years and eight months, died at her home on North Oak street Sunday night at 7 o'clock. The passing of this prominent and beloved woman caused deep sorrow to a host of friends.
     Mrs. Colwell had been in declining for many months and recently her condition had been grave. She suffered from a malady that baffled the skill of physicians. The family and friends were prepared for the end, which, however caused a shock.
     A native of Butts county, Mrs. Colwell belonged to an old and influential family of this section. Her family have long been leaders of the business affairs of the county. She was a daughter of the late Mr. Abner Jester and before marriage was Miss Polly Jester. Her ancestors on her fathers side fought in the Revolutionary War and a year or two ago the Daughters of the American Revolution unveiled a marker in the Jester family cemetery in honor of her grandfather.
     Mrs. Colwell enjoyed universal popularity, possessing those traits of character that endeared her to all with whom she came in contact. She was a faithful member of Towaliga Baptist church. For the past several years the family have made their home in Jackson, where Mr. Colwell is prominent in the business life of the community.
     She is survived by her husband, Mr. J. G. Colwell, wealthy and influential citizen and a director in the Jackson National Bank; five sons, Wilmer Colwell, Mexia, Texas, L. L. and E. P. Colwell, Jackson, H. H. Colwell. Atlanta, and P. G., Griffin; three daughters, Mrs. C. B. Sims and Mrs. C. L. Thaxton, of Jackson, and Mrs. J. L. Whitaker, of Jenkinsburg.
     The funeral services were Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Fellowship Presbyterian church. The rites were conducted by Dr. I. G, Walker. Many pretty floral tributes testified to the esteem in which she was held and a host of relatives and friends
gathered for a final tribute. Interment was in the family lot in Fellowship cemetery.

Colwell, Mary Ann McKneeley
  The Jackson Progress-Argus August 5, 1921
  Mrs. Mary N. Colwell Passed Away Monday.
     Friends of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Colwell and family sympathize with them in the death of Mr. Colwell's mother, Mrs. Mary N. Colwell, which occurred at her home near Orchard Hill, Spalding county, Monday night. She was 84 years of age and one of the most prominent women of Spalding county. She had lived an active and useful life and her passing brought regret to scores of friends.
     The funeral was conducted at Rehoboth church Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, Rev. E. B. Awtrey conducting the services.
     Surviving Mr. Colwell are two daughters, Mrs. J. H. Grubbs, of Orchard Hill, Mrs. A. M. Hatcher, of Griffin; two sons, Mr. W. E. Colwell, of Zebulon, and Mr. J. G. Colwell, of Jackson, and a number of grandchildren.

Colwell, Sara Louise Brooks
Jackson Progress Argus 11 Apr 1984
     Mrs. Sara Louise Brooks Colwell of .14 65 McDonough Rd., Gnffm, died April 4 at Griffin- Spalding Hospital.
     Mrs. Colwell was a native of Butts County, daughter of the late Thomas Grady Brooks and Mae Belle Maddox Brooks. She was a retired employee of Spalding Knitting Mill and was a member of Towaliga Baptist Church.
     Survivors include her husband, E. Powell Colwell; daughters, Joanne Sullins of Stone Mountain and Faye Colwell of Griffin; sons, Alton Col- well of Athens, Lamar Colwell of Griffin, and Charles Colwell of Morrow; daughter-in-law , Barbara Colwell of Griffin; brother, James O. Broo ks of McDonough; sisters, Lucile Johnson of Indian Springs; Grace Cauthon of Forsyth, Doris Melvin of Knoxville, Tenn., Jeanette Hutton of McDonough, and Barbara King of Marietta; one sister-in-law one brother-in-law; 11 grandchildren ; one great-grandchild; several nieces and nephews.
     Services were held Friday at 2:30 p.m. in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home in Griffin with the Rev. Hal Caso n officiating. Burial was in the Oak Hill Cemetery.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Griffin was in charge of arrangements.
Colwell, Wilbur O.
Jackson Progress-Argus 27 Sep 1935
Mr. Wilbur Colwell Dies at Home in Texas
Friends and relatives here were sorry to learn of the death of Mr. Wilbur Colwell, 64 years of age which occurred at 4:30 Monday afternoon at his home in Mexia, Texas. He had been in declining health for ** months, the fatal attack ***** without warning.
     Mr. Colwell was born and reared in Butts county. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. James G. Colwell, among the county's most prominent citizens. Thirty years or more ago he moved to Texas and had resided there since that time. He succeeded in his business ventures in his adopted state and was engaged in *** and business at the time of his death. Through occasional visits to his old home, Mr. Colwell is most pleasantly remembered by friends in this section.
     Born June 11, 1874, Mr. Colwell observed his sixty-first birthday the past June. He was a member of the Baptist church and took an active interest in the religious and business affairs of his section.
     He is survived by his wife and four brothers, Messrs. L. L. Colwell, H. H. Colwell, D. G. Colwell, and E. P. Colwell; three sisters, Mrs. C. B. Sims, Mrs. Jewell Thaxton, and Mrs. J. L. Whitaker, residents of Butts county.
     Funeral services were held in Mexia Wedensday.

Colwell, William M.
Jackson Progress Argus 14 Aug 1931
William M. Colwell, 3, Killed in Auto Crash
Accident Occurred at Fort McPherson Wednesday
Four Injured When Car Collides with Truck
     Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Elmo P. Colwell, of Jackson, will be distressed to learn that their three-year-old son, William Marlin Colwell. was killed Wednesday near Fort McPherson when the car driven by Mrs. Colwell collided with a laundry truck.
     Four other persons were seriously injured in the crash. Mrs. W. M. Glass, grandmother of the Colwell child, was among the number injured.
     The following account of the accident is taken from Thursday morning's Atlanta Constitution:
     One child was instantly killed, two other children were injured and a man and a woman were hurt in a collision between an automobile and a laundry truck at Langston street and Katherwood drive late Wednesday afternoon.
      William Marlin Colwell, 3-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmo F. Colweil, of Jackson, was killed when the car driven by his mother and occupied by two other children, is said to have crashed into a Superior Laundry truck driven by R. M. Smith, 27, of 1427 Beatie avenue. The accident occurred near Fort McPherson, where the baby was taken. It was pronounced dead upon arrival. The child was thrown out of the auto by the impact.
     Those injured were:
     Mrs. W. M. Glass, 51, of 1013 Lawton street, S. W., grandmother of the Colwell child; Smith, driver of the truck; J. D. Andrews, 10, and Robert Andrews, 12, of 968 Byron Drive, Sylvan Hills. The Andrews children were riding with Smith on the truck.
     Mrs. Colwell was driving and the baby was seated between its mother and Mrs. Glass. In the rear seat of the Colwell machine were Virginia Glass, 12-year-old daughter of Mrs. Glass, and Milton [?] Colwell, 12; Catherine, 10, and Nora Annette, 9 months old. Mrs. Glass and the occupants of the truck were taken to Griday [sic] hospital, where it was found the Andrews children were slightly cut about the head, as was Smith.
     Mrs. Glass received injuries to her shoulder and ankle. The other Colwell children, their mother and the Glass child escaped injuries. Mrs. Glass said that their party was en route to Jackson. She said Mrs. Colwell was not accustomed to driving and that their car struck the laundry truck as it emerged from Evans drive.

Funeral Services for William M. Colwell
Jackson Progress Argus 21 Aug 1931
     Funeral services for William Marlin Colwell, three-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmo P. Colwell, who was killed in a collision between an automobile and laundry truck in Atlanta on August 12, were held at Fellowship Presbyterian church Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The services were largely attended by relatives and friends, and Dr. C. C. Heard, of Locust Grove, was the officiating minister. Interment was in the church cemetery.
     The child was killed while Mrs. Colwell and other members of the family were en route home after a visit with relatives in Atlanta. The automobile driven by Mrs. Colwell crashed into a laundry truck. Other occupants of the car were bruised but none were seriously injured.
     The little fellow, who was a favorite with the family and friends, is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmo P. Colwell, prominent residents of Butts county; six brothers and sisters, Milton, Catherine, E. P. Jr., Josephine, Miriam and Nora Annette; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Glass, of Atlanta. Hosts of friends extend sympathy to the family in their great loss.

Combes, Sara Jane Kimbell
  Middle Georgia Argus May 12, 1890
     Mrs. Joseph Combes of Locust Grove, and daughter of Rev. J. G. Kimbell, died on Friday.

Combs, Andrew Grafton
Jackson Progress-Argus 16 Feb 1939
A. G. Combs Dies At Locust Grove
Widely Known Henry County Businessman and Farmer Died on 56th Anniversary of His Wedding
     Friends and relatives here were sorry to learn of the death o f Andrew Grafton Combs, 73 years of age, prominent Henry county farmer and warehouse owner, which occurred at Locust Grove Sunday on the 56th anniversary of his wedding.
     Mr. Combs, native of Henry county and connected with influential families of this section, was married on February 12, 1883, to Miss Georgia Brown of Griffin. He was a prominent layman of the Baptist church and a singer of note.
     Surviving are his wife a two sons, A. B. Combs, of Griffin, and E. S. Combs, of Locust Grove; two daughters, Mrs. J. C. McKnight,.of Locust Grove, and Mrs. Lorena C. Castellaw, of Atlanta; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
     Funeral services were conducted at the Locust Grove Baptist church Monday afternoon by Dr. J. B. Turner and Dr. B. J. W. Graham. Burial was in the Locust Grove cemetery.

Combs, Carl Jr.
  Butts County Progress October 7, 1910
     Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Combs, of Atlanta will regret to learn of the death of their young son Carl Jr., last Monday.

Combs, Eula McDaniel
Jackson Progress Argus 15 Jun 1994
      Eula McDaniel Combs, 52, of Bamesville, died Wed., June 8, sat the Monroe County Hospital in Forsyth.
     Funeral services were held Fri., June 10, in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home in Barnesville with Rev. Roy Vaughn officiating. Interment was in the Midway Baptist Church Cemetery in Lamar County.
     Mrs. Combs was a native of Wheeler County, daughter of the late John O. McDaniel Sr. and the late Mary Lou Sears McDaniel. She was retired from the William Carter Company.
     Survivors include sisters and brothers-in-law. Avis Sanford and Betty and Charles Niblett, all of Barnesville and Anne and Morgan Collins of Jackson; sister-in-law, Doris McDaniel of Jackson; and several nieces and nephews.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Barnesville was in charge of arrangements.

Combs, Floy Geneva
Jackson Progress Argus 08 May 1975
Mrs. Combs Buried At Locust Grove
     Mrs. Floy Geneva Combs, 82, widely known and prominent Locust Grove resident, died Monday morning, May 5th, at Crawford W. Long Hospital in Atlanta where she had been a patient for six days. She had been in declining. health for several years.
     A native of Henry County she was born April 8, 1893, the daughter of Mr. Benjamin F. Davis and Mrs. Mary Geneva Davis. She was a lifelong resident of Locust Grove. She was the widow of Mr. G. O. Combs of Locust Grove.
     Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock from the Locust Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Jack Bridges and Rev. W. D. Mendum Jr. officiating. Interment was in the Locust Grove Cemetery with D. T. Carmichael and Son in charge of arrangements. The body lay in state from 3:30 o'clock until the time of the funeral.
     Mrs. Combs, is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Nora Wells of Jenkinsburg and Mrs. Fletcher Biddy of Flippen; five sons, Frank Combs and Ralph Combs, both of Locust Grove, Walter Combs of Hampton, Wilbur Combs of Alpharetta, and Warren Combs of Satellite Beach, Florida; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Carolyn Combs of Locust Grove; one sister, Mrs. W.O. Barron of Locust Grove; a brother, Slaton F, Davis of Tuscaloosa, Alabama; 24 grandchildren; 9 great grandchildren.

Combs, Fred
  The Jackson Argus December 9, 1898
Locust Grove.
     The hearts of our people were made sad Thursday by the sudden death of Fred Combs, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Combs. The doctors pronounced the cause of his death to be blood poison.
Locust Grove Cor. Henry County Weekly.

Combs, I. E.
  The Jackson Progress-Argus March 19, 1920
Kills Himself While Shooting At Rats.
     Prominent citizen of Locust Grove met death in unusual manner. Funeral Held Tuesday.
Locust Grove, Ga., March 13.
     Mr. I. E. Combs, one of the best known businessmen of this town, shot himself accidentally in his barn about 7 o'clock Monday morning. He died about an hour later.
     Mr. Combs went to his barn early in the morning to shoot rats. It is thought that his shotgun was discharged as he stumbled over some stove wood in a shed of the barn. The entire load entered his abdomen.
     He is survived by his wife and four children, the oldest a girl of fifteen and the youngest two years old; his mother, Mrs. W. W. Combs, of Locust Grove; five sisters, Mrs. Jud Johnson, of McDonough, and Mrs. W. J. Smith, Mrs. W. W. Gibson, Mrs. E. C. Colvin, Mrs. Mrs. G. N. Cox and Mrs. J. S. Blessett, of Locust Grove, and two brothers, Prof. W. W. Combs of Lawrenceburg, Tenn., and G. O. Comes of Locust Grove.
     Funeral services were held here Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock conducted by Dr. R. B. Ragsdale of Mount University, Macon.
   
Combs, J. L.
  The Jackson Progress-Argus March 19, 1920
Mr. J. L. Combs Of Locust Grove Dead
     The death of Mr. J. L. Combs, 71 years of age, occurred Saturday night at Locust Grove. He was spending the night at the home of his brother, Mrs. Andy Combs, and retired in his usual health. He was found dead in bed next morning when members of the family went to summon him to breakfast. It is thought that apoplexy was the cause of death, he having previously suffered two strokes.
     The passing of Mr. Combs, who was a prominent citizen of Locust Grove, brought sorrow to a wide circle of friends. He was well known in Jackson where he had often visited his daughter, Mrs. George H. Kimbell. He had been a member of the Baptist church for fifty years or more.
     The funeral was held at County Line church Monday, Rev. R. L. Bonsteel conducting the services.
     Surviving Mr. Combs are the following sons and daughters: Dr. Jim Combs and Mr. Ed Combs, of Locust Grove; Carl Combs, of Atlanta; Mrs. George H. Kimbell, of Jackson. Mrs. Will Nolen, of Atlanta. He is also survived by three brothers, Messrs. Andy, Will and George Combs, of Locust Grove, and a sister, Mrs. Vanie Kimbell, of Henry county.

Combs, Martha A. Thomason
  The Jackson Argus June 10, 1898
Locust Grove.
     We regret to chronicle the death of Mrs. Joe Combs at this place last Thursday morning after a long illness. Her remains were laid to rest in Beulah cemetery Friday morning in the presence of a large number of relatives and friends. We extend our sympathy to the bereaved ones.

Combs, Parks
Jackson Progress Argus 09 May 1974
Locust Grove Man Dies From Injuries
     Mr. Parks Combs 45 ,widely known Locust Grove, resident, succumbed to critical injuries Friday morning, about 11: 00 o'clock at Clayton General Hospital. Mr. Combs was gravely injured, about 1:00 Wednesday morning, May 1st; when the motorcycle he was riding in the southbound lane of 1-75 was struck by a tractor-trailer truck.
     In the accident, Mr. Combs and his motorcycle became entangled in the truck which ran up an embankment dragging Mr. Combs with it. Mr. Combs was rushed to Clayton General Hospital where emergency surgery was performed. In addition to losing both legs in the accident, Mr. Combs, also suffered grave internal injuries including a punctured lung and kidney damage.
     Mr. Combs was an employee of Eastern Airlines in Atlanta and was enroute home when the accident occurred.
     Mr. Combs was a native of Locust Grove, son of the late Mr. G. O. Combs and Mrs. Floy D. Combs. Mr. Combs was a member of the Locust Grove Baptist Church.
     Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon, May 5th at 2:30 o'clock from the Locust Grove Baptist Church. Remains were placed in state in the church at 2:00 o'clock. Rev. W. D. Memdum and Rev. Ed Boye officiated. Interment was in Locust Grove Cemetery with employees of Eastern Air Lines serving as pallbearers.
     Mr. Combs is survived by his wife, Mrs. Carolyn Jackson Combs; son, Larry Combs; daughters, Mrs. Cheryl Eubanks, and Miss Marlene Combs, all of Locust Grove; mother, Mrs. Floy D. Combs, Locust Grove; brothers, Ralph D. Combs, Sr., W. F. Combs, both of Locust Grove; Walter O. Combs of Hampton, William M. Combs of Alpharetta, Warren S. Combs of Melbourne, Fla.; sisters, Mrs. Dorothy Biddy of Flippen, Mrs. Nora Wells of Jenkinsburg; nieces and nephews.
     Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the graveside in Jenkinsburg cemetery. The Rev. Eugene Maddox officiated. Pittman Rawls Funeral Home of Griffin was in charge of plans.

Combs, Vesta Ellis
Jackson Progress-Argus 13 Mar 1941
Mrs. McDonald's Sister Died in Atlanta Monday
     Friends of Mr. and Mrs. T. O. McDonald sympathize with them in the death of Mrs. McDonald's sister, Mrs. Vesta E. Combs, which occurred Monday in a private hospital in Atlanta. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning and burial was in the Locust Grove cemetery.
     Mrs. combs was born and reared at Locust Grove but had resided in Griffin for several years. She was an active member of the Baptist church.
     Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Charles Aycock and Miss Catherine Combs of Griffin and Mrs. Rupert Hogan of Dudley, Ga.; a son, Eugene Combs, of Griffin; a sister, Mrs. T. O. McDonald of Jackson, and two brothers, Dr. Clifford Ellis of McDonough and Raymond Ellis of Rome.
     
Combs, Walter, Mrs.
The Jackson Argus November 14, 1902
     Mrs. W. F. Combs and Mrs. C. A. Butner went to Macon last Saturday, to attend the funeral of Mrs. Walter Combs, who was well known in this city.

Combs, W. F.
  The Butts County Progress February 17, 1911
Former Jackson Citizen Died In Macon.
     The following account of the death of Mr. W. F. Combs will be of interest to his friends in Jackson where he formerly lived.
     Following an illness of four weeks, during which time he had hovered between life and death, W. F. Combs, law agent of the Southern Railway, with headquarters in Macon, died Sunday morning at 6:30 o'clock at the family residence, 483 Orange street. While the members of Mr. Combs' family realized that there was very little hope for his recovery, it was not until Saturday that they gave up hope.
     Mr. Combs was 69 years of age and cane to Macon twenty-five years ago from Augusta. For some time he was associated with the Evening News as part owner and editor and later became law agent for the Southern Railway, which position he held for almost twenty years. He was a Confederate veteran, a member of Central City Lodge Knights of Pythias and of Mulberry Street Methodist Church, and was always interested in the welfare and progress of his adopted city. As a man his character was without a blemish and he was respected by all who knew him.
     Besides his wife, Mr. Combs is survived by four daughters and two sons, as follows: Mrs. G. H. Smith, of Troy, Ala.; Mrs. C. R. McCord, of Macon; Mrs. J. A. Bearman, of Louisville, Ky.; Miss Lois Combs, of Macon; W. B. Combs, of Macon; and M. F. Combs, of Atlanta.
     The funeral will be held Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the residence, Rev. J. E. Wray, pastor of Mulberry Church officiating. The interment will be made in the family lot at Riverside Cemetery. Telegraph.

Combs, W. F. Mrs.
  The Jackson Progress-Argus August 11, 1922
Former Jackson Woman Died On August Third.
     Friends in Jackson of Mrs. W. F. Combs were grieved to learn of her death which occurred Thursday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George Smith. The funeral took place Saturday morning at the home of another daughter, Mrs. C. R. McCord, in Macon. Interment was in Riverside cemetery. Mrs. Combs is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. McCord, and Mrs. Albert Breman, of St. Louis; two sons, Mr. Walter Combs, of Macon and Mr. Millard Combs, of Atlanta.
 
Comer, Edwin L.
Jackson Progress Argus 21 Jan 1987
     Edwin L. Comer, 53, of Route 2, Gray, died Jan. 12 after an extended illness.
     The funeral was held Jan. 13 in the Mount Pleasant Primitive Baptist Church
Cemetery in Jones County.
     A lifelong resident of Jones County, Mr. Comer was educated there. He was a
member of Mount Pleasant Primitive Baptist Church.
     Survivors include two sisters, Margaret C. Smith and Mabel Comer Nobles, both of Macon; and two brothers, Charles Comer of Gray and J. M. L. Comer of Jackson.
     Hart's Mortuary in Macon was in charge of arrangements.

Comer, Hugh
Jackson Progress-Argus, September 20, 1962
Hugh Comer of Avondale Mills Dies in Alabama
     Hugh Comer, 70, board chairman of Avondale Mills, died at his home in Birmingham, Alabama, on Tuesday.
     Mr. Comer had been seriously ill for some time but the cause of his death was not announced immediately.
     His brother, Donald Comer, Sr., chairman of the Executive Committee of Avondale Mills, is in critical condition in a Birmingham hospital. He suffered a mild stroke last April. Mr. Comer's father, the late B. B. Comer, founded Avondale Mills in 1897. The elder Comer was a former Alabama governor.
     The family owns a string of cotton mills stretching from Birmingham to Jackson, GA.

Compton, Archye Spier
  The Jackson Progress-Argus March 2, 1972
Mrs. Compton Buried Here On Sunday.
     Mrs. Archye Spier Compton, 82, of Cochran, died Friday in the Bleckley County Memorial Hospital here after an extended illness.
     She was the mother of A. D. Compton who taught recently in Jackson High School. Interment was Sunday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock in the Jackson City Cemetery.
     Mrs. Compton was the widow of William DeWitt Compton. She was a native of Wadley and had lived in Cochran for 41 years. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, the WSCS, the American Legion Auxiliary and was a past member of the Bleckley County Welfare Board and chairman of the Cochran Public Library Board.
     Funeral services were held Sunday in Cochran at two o'clock from the First Methodist Church. Mathis-Nobles Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
     Mrs. Compton is survived by three sons, A. D. Compton and Ervyn Compton of Cochran, and D. S. Compton of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; one sister, Mrs. C. A. Josey of Bartow; five grandchildren, four great grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.

Compton, Clara Bell
  The Jackson Progress-Argus November 18, 1927
Negro Woman Killed When Car Turns Over.
Clara Bell Compton sustains fatal injuries Sunday afternoon.
Driver of auto bound over.
     Clara Bell Compton, negro woman living at Pepperton, died Sunday night as the result of injuries sustained when the car in which she was a passenger turned over on the Griffin road, Sunday afternoon about 4:30.
     Other occupants of the car, Bill Flemister, Seab Powell, driver, and Willie Ree Gaston, were injured but not seriously.
     Powell, driver of the car, was bound over to the superior court on a charge of manslaughter.
     The car was coming toward Jackson from Griffin and passed another car, headed in the direction of Liberty Hill. As the cars passed at the cross roads near the home of Mr. A. F. Taylor they collided, causing the Powell machine to turn over. The Compton woman sustained injuries about the face and head, and died soon after being taken to her home.
     No inquest was held, as there were eye witnesses to the accident.

Compton, Clarence Milton
  The Jackson Progress-Argus January 26, 1950
Clarence Compton Called By Death.
     Clarence Compton, active in the business affairs of Butts county and member of a prominent family, died at his home early Friday night after an illness of three weeks. He was recovering from injuries received in an automobile accident on May 23, 1949, when he became ill of influenza and other complications.
     Born in Butts county November 1880, he was the son of the late Mrs. Laura Fletcher Compton and W. D. Compton, esteemed residents. Educated in the local schools, as a young man he taught school and then engaged in a business career. He was a skilled accountant and widely known business consultant and at the time of his death was employed by T. E. _____, agent for the Standard Oil Company.
     Formerly an employee of the firm of Etheridge-Smith Company, he was connected with the Agricultural _____ Administration for several years and was then clerk to the board of county commissioners before securing his connection with the oil ___. In all these positions he showed a high degree of efficiency and ability. Mr. Compton was also secretary of the Cooperative Fire Insurance Company of Butts county, a position he had held for years.
     Widely known as a Mason, he was a member of the St. John's lodge, Jackson chapter of Royal Arch Masons, Alexius Commandery of Knights Templar and Al Sihah Temple of the Shrine. He was a past eminent commandeer of the local commandery and attended many state conclaves and member of important committees. He was a charter member of the Jackson Kiwanis Club.
     As a member of the Presbyterian church for years, he served as a deacon for a long period and then as an elder in the Jackson church. In spite of his crippling injuries he attended Sunday school and church as often as possible.
     Impressive funeral services were held at the Presbyterian church Sunday at 3 p. m. The pastor, Rev. George W. Sheffer, assisted by Rev. Ralph Shea of the Methodist church, officiated. Mr. David Settle, Mrs. Von Gaston and Miss Elizabeth Finley sang " The Lord is My Shepherd." with Mrs. Maurice Carmichael as organist.
     The active pallbearers were deacons of the church, Doyal Jones Jr., Maurice Carmichael, Vincent Jones, Calvin Burford, Richard Watkins, Lovett Fletcher. Honorary pallbearers were elders of the church, Victor Carmichael, Doyal Jones Sr., Troy ____, Van Fletcher, Wright Watkins, Ed Carmichael. An escort was present from Alexius Commandery of Knights Templar.
     Burial was in the Jackson cemetery and Haisten Funeral Home and _____ McKibben Funeral Home of Hogansville were in charge of arrangements.
     Survivors are his wife, the former Ruby Mays of Jackson; two sons, Milton Compton of Birmingham, and Sam Compton of Fort Myers, Fla.; five grandchildren, _____, Natalie, Katrina, and Richard Calvert Compton of Birmingham and Patricia Compton of Ft. Myers, Fla.; two brothers, Julian and Fletcher Compton of Jackson; three sisters, Miss Eva Compton of Jackson; Mrs. Hattie Blankenship of Clinton, S. C., and Mrs. Wilson Dozier of Atlanta; several nieces and nephews.

Compton, Dollie Opnelia Grier
Jackson Progress Argus 15 Jan 1992
     Mrs. Dollie Opnelia Grier Compton, 65, of Locust Grove died Wednesday, Jan. 8, at her residence after an extended illness.
     The funeral was held Sunday, Jan. 12, at Shoal Creek Baptjst Church in Locust Grove with the Rev. James A. Miller and the Rev. R. E. Washington officiating. Interment was in Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery in Butts County.
     Mrs. Compton was born in Monticello to Roberta Grier and the late Dea. Walter Grier.
     She was a member of Shoal Creek Baptist Church, where she served on the usher's board and in many other capacities.
     Survivors include her husband, Willie Compton of Locust Grove; daughters, Thomas and Helen Compton Wise of Jackson, and Mr. and Mrs. Allen James (Ophelia) of Detroit, Mich.; mother, Mrs. Roberta Grier of Locust Grove; sisters, Mary Lois Cochran of Detroit and Leona Wimbush of Locust Grove; mother-in-law, Millie Compton of Monticello; aunt; Annie Jackson of Monticello; five grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, five sisters-in-law, three brothers-in-law, nieces and nephews. W. D. Lemon and Sons
     Funeral Home in McDonough was in charge of arrangements.

Compton, Elmina Leverette
Jackson Progress Argus 04 Nov 1981
Compton Rites Held Saturday
     Mrs. H. Fletcher Compton, lifelong Butts County resident, died at her home in Jackson early Friday morning, October 30, following a long period of illness.
     Funeral services were conducted Saturday at 2:00 o'clock at the chapel of the Haisten Funeral Home in Jackson with the Rev. Sidney Ayer, pastor of Fellowship Presbyterian Church, officiating. Burial was in the Jackson Cemetery.
     Pallbearers were Beverly Compton, Milton Compton, Dewitt Compton, Billy Leverette, Alan Leverette, and Bill Leverette.
Mrs. Compton, the former Elmina Leverette, was born October 26, 1912, daughter of the late Mattie Lou Smith Leverette and the late Nathan Ambrose Leverette. She was a member of the Jenkinsburg Baptist Church.
     She is survived by her husband, H. Fletcher Compton, Jackson; two sisters, Mrs. John Jenkins, Stone Mountain, and Mrs. G.W. Brooks, Morrow; two brothers, Key Leverette, Fairburn, and Leverne Lee Leverette, Acworth.
     The Claude A. McKibben Funeral Home of Hogansville was in charge of funeral arrangements.
     
Compton, Ervyn E.
Jackson Progress Argus 06 Jul 1978
Ervyn Compton Is Buried Here Thursday
     Burial services for Ervyn E. Compton, 56, of 106 Violet Street, Cochran, were held Thursday afternoon at 5 o'clock in the Jackson City Cemetery.
     Mr. Compton, a native of Butts County, had lived in Cochran 47 years and was retired from Robins Air Force Base. He died Tuesday in a Cochran hospital after a lengthy illness and funeral services were conducted Thursday in Cochran's First United Methodist Church.
     He was commander of the American Legion Post No. 107, a member of the Disabled Veterans, the VFW and Cochran First United Methodist Church.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Cletia H. Compton; two step-daughters, Mrs. Charles Roland of Tifton and Mrs. Gerald Manning of Greston; a step-son, Gene A. Horton of Cochran; two brothers, DeWitt Compton of Lithonia and Dwight Compton of Valdosta; several nieces and nephews.
     The family requests memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society. Mathis Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Compton, Eva Lee
  The Jackson Progress-Argus December 26, 1957.
Last Rites For Miss Eva Compton Were Held Monday.
     Funeral services for Miss Eva Compton, 78, retired Butts county school teacher, were held Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the Jackson Methodist Church, with the Rev. Kirk Nesbit and Rev. Tom Tidewell officiating.
     Death came to Miss Compton Sunday at the Collins home in Flovilla where she had been seriously ill for several weeks.
     Retiring in 1948 after 49 years as a classroom instructor, Miss Compton played a distinct and distinguished part in molding the lives of over 1,000 students who sat in her classes. A thorough instructor and an exact disciplinarian, she taught her students how to study, to act and to live.
     Her influence reached from the classroom into every facet of community and life and, for a number of years, she was an active member of the Fellowship Presbyterian Church. She loved flowers as well as people and was a charter member of the Towaliga Garden Club.
     She was the daughter of the late William D. Compton and Mrs. Laura Fletcher Compton, pioneer residents of Butts county.
     Interment was in the Jackson City Cemetery under the direction of Claude A. McKibben Funeral Home of Hoganville.
     Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Hattie Blankenship, Clinton, S. C. and Mrs. Wilmer Dozier, Atlanta; two brothers, J. Julian Compton and Fletcher Compton, both of Jackson; two sisters-in-law, Mrs. C. M. Compton, Jackson and Mrs. W. D. Compton, Cochran.
     Pallbearers were E. D. Patrick, Taylor Patrick, Lovett Fletcher, James Wallace, Robert Fletcher, Otis Weaver, Charles Fletcher and George McKibben Jr.

Compton, Fletcher
Jackson Progress Argus 31 Mar 1982
     Mr. Compton Fletcher Compton, 81, of Walker Street, Jackson, died Monday morning at Sylvan Grove Hospital.
     A life-long resident of Butts County, Mr. Compton was a member of Fellowship Presbyterian Church. He was the son of William Dougherty Compton and Laura Rebecca Fletcher Compton, members of a Butts County pioneering family.
     Survivors are one sister, Mrs. J. W. Dozier of Atlanta; three sisters-in-law, Mrs. John Jenkins of Stone Mountain, Mrs. G. W. Brooks of Morrow, and Mrs. Rudy Compton of Springville, Ala.; two brothers-in-law; James Key Leverette of Fairburn and Leverne Lee Leverette of Acworth.
     Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at 4 p.m. in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home in Jackson. Burial was in the Jackson city cemetery with Rev. Sidney Ayer officiating.
     Pallbearers were Compton Blankenship, DeWitt Compton, Milton Compton, John Wilmer Dozier, Alan Leverette, Jesse Smith, and Beverly Compton.
     Claude A. McKibben Funeral Home of Hogansville was in charge of arrangements.

Compton, Frances Gober
Jackson Progress Argus 26 Sep 1990
     Mrs. Frances Gober Compton, 78, of Lithonia died Sept. 17.
     The funeral was held Wednesday, Sept. 19, at Lithonia First United Methodist Church, with Dr. Lawrence E. Wilson and Dr. William Tyson officiating. Burial was in Covington City Cemetery.
     Survivors include her husband, A. Dewitte Compton; daughters, Jane Irminger of Decatur, and Mary Charles Cleere of Jackson, Miss.; son, Dr. William D. Allen of Norcross; stepdaughter, Kay Compton of Valdosta; stepson, William D. Compton of Chesterfield, Mo.; brother. Jack Gober of Dawsonville; and nine grandchildren.
     Contributions can be made in memory of Mrs. Compton to the United Methodist Children's Home or the Georgia Chapter of the Leukemia Society of America.
     Henry Funeral Home in Lithonia was in charge of arrangements.

Compton, Henry Fletcher
  The Jackson Progress-Argus March 31, 1982
Mr. Compton
     Fletcher Compton, 81, of Walker St. Jackson, died Monday morning at Sylvan Grove Hospital.
     A life long resident of Butts County, Mr. Compton was a member of Fellowship Presbyterian Church. He was the son of William Dougherty Compton and Laura Rebecca Fletcher Compton, members of Butts County pioneering family.
     Survivors are one sister, Mrs. J. W. Dozier of Atlanta; three sisters-in-law, Mrs. John Jenkins of Stone Mountain, Mrs. G. W. Brooks of Morrow and Mrs. Rudy Compton of Springfield, Ala; two brothers-in-law, James Key Leverette of Fairburn and Leverne Lee Leverette of Acworth.
     Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at 4 p. m. in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home in Jackson. Burial was in the Jackson city cemetery with Rev. Sidney Ayer officiating.
     Pallbearers were Compton Blankenship, DeWitt Compton, Milton Compton, John Wilmer Dozier, Alan Leverette, Jesse Smith, and Beverly Compton.

Compton, Gladys Patrick
  The Jackson Progress-Argus June 16, 1977
Mrs. Compton Died Monday in Hogansville.
     Mrs. Gladys Patrick Compton, 81, died late Monday afternoon in Hogansville, where she had made her home for the past three and a half years.
Born Oct. 16, 1895 in Spalding County, she had lived almost her entire life in Butts County until moving to Hogensville several years ago. She was the daughter of the late John Henry Patrick and the late Josephine Wells Patrick, and the wife of the late J. J. Compton. She was a member of the Union Baptist Church.
     Funeral services were scheduled for Wednesday afternoon, June 15, at 4:30 o'clock from the chapel of Pittman-Rawls Funeral Home in Griffin with interment to follow in Fellowship Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Butts County. Claud A. McKibben Funeral Home of Hogensville was in charge of funeral arrangements.
     Mrs. Compton is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Claud A. McKibben of Hogansville, a son, R. Beverly Compton, of Marietta; four brothers, Taylor T. Patrick and J. Duvall Patrick, both of Jackson; Joe Patrick of Chattanooga, Tenn, and Dr. Elwyn Patrick of Carrollton; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Compton, John Julian
  The Jackson Progress-Argus June 17, 1965
Fellowship Rites Wednesday For Julian Compton.
     Mr. John Julian Compton, 71, widely known retired farmer of Butts County, died about 2:30 Tuesday morning in the Griffin Spalding County Hospital following a brief illness. Admitted to the hospital Sunday night, Mr. Compton had been in declining health for some time.
     A native of Butts County, Mr. Compton was son of the late W. D. Compton and Mrs. Laura Fletcher Compton. He was a member of the Board of Tax Assessors for many years and served as a member of the Butts County Democratic Executive Committees from Towaliga district until ill health forced his retirement. He had served as an elder in the Fellowship Presbyterian Church for 20 years and as Clerk of the Session for 10 years.
     Funeral services for Mr. Compton were conducted Wednesday afternoon at three o'clock from the chapel of Pittman-Rawls Funeral Home in Griffin with interment in Fellowship Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
     Mr. Compton is survived by his wife, Mrs. Gladys Patrick Compton, Jackson; one daughter, Mrs. Claude McKibben of Hogansville; a son, Beverly Compton of Marietta; two sisters, Mrs. Hattie Blankenship, of White Plains, N. Y., and Mrs. Wilmer Dozier of Atlanta; two sisters-in-law, Mrs. W. D. Compton of Cochran and Mrs. C. M. Compton of Jackson; several grandchildren; nieces and nephews.

The Jackson Progress-Argus June 24, 1965
Fellowship Rites Wednesday For Julian Compton.
     Funeral services for John Julian Compton, 71, who died Tuesday, June 15, in Griffin-Spalding Hospital, were held Wednesday afternoon, June 16, from the chapel of Pittman-Rawls Funeral Home in Griffin with the Rev. Jerry Tabler, pastor of the Jackson and Fellowship Presbyterian Churches, officiating, assisted by the Rev. Bob Allen, pastor of the Union Baptist Church in Spalding County.
     Interment for Mr. Compton was in Fellowship Presbyterian Church Cemetery with Pittman Rawls Funeral Home of Griffin and McKibben Funeral Home of Hogansville in charge of arrangements.
     Pallbearers were Dean Patrick, Taylor Patrick, Aubrey Patrick, Duvall Patrick, Joe Patrick, Elwyn Patrick, Joe McClellen, and Parks Henderson.
     Survivors of Mr. Compton include his wife, Mrs. Gladys Patrick Compton of Jackson; one daughter, Mrs. Claude McKibben of Hogansville; one son, Beverly Compton of Marietta; one brother, Fletcher Compton of Jackson; two sisters, Mrs. Hattie Blankenship of White Plains, N.Y.; and Mrs. Wilmar Dozier of Atlanta; two sisters-in-law, Mrs. W. D. Compton, of Cochran and Mrs. C. M. Compton of Jackson; several grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
     A native of Butts County, Mr. Compton, was the son of the late W. D. Compton and Laura Fletcher Compton. He was an elder in the Fellowship Presbyterian Church for 20 years and Clerk of the Sessions for 10 years, also serving on the Board of Tax Assessors and a member of the Butts County Democratic Executive Committee, Towaliga district, for a number of years.

Compton, Laura Rebecca Fletcher
  The Jackson Progress-Argus April 20, 1923
Mrs. W. D. Compton Summoned By Death.
     The death of Mrs. W. D. Compton, Sr., occurred at her home a few miles from Jackson Thursday afternoon about 6:30 o'clock. Her passing, which was unexpected, came as a shock to the family and countless friends. She had been in feeble health since Christmas but had not been seriously ill for but two weeks, having been up until seized with the fatal attack. Death was attributed to a complication of diseases.
     Mrs. Compton was one of the best known and most highly esteemed women in the county. She was 65 years of age and before her marriage was Miss Laura Fletcher, member of an old and prominent family of the county. Mrs. Compton was a member of Fellowship Presbyterian church and lived an exemplary Christian life. Faithful and dutiful as a wife, kind and indulgent as a mother and loyal as a friend, she was the inspiration of her home. Her fine character endeared her to scores of friends.
     She is survived by her husband, Mr. W. D. Compton, four sons, Mr. C. M. Compton, member of the firm of Etheridge-Smith Company, of Jackson; Mr. W. D. Compton Jr., cashier of the Farmers Bank in Jenkinsburg; Messrs. Julian and Fletcher Compton; three daughters, Miss Eva Compton, Mrs. E. W. Blankenship, of McDonough, and Mrs. William Dozier of Monticello; one brother, Mr. J. T. Fletcher, of Jackson, all of whom have the sympathy of many friends in their great sorrow.

Compton, Martha Calvert
Jackson Progress Argus 18 Jan 1995
     Martha Calvert Compton, 85, formerly of Fairfield, AL died Jan. 14, in Warsaw Indiana.
     Funeral services will be held Thurs., Jan. 19, in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with Rev. David Jones officiating. Interment will be in the Jackson City Cemetery,
     The family will receive friends Thursday from 1:00 to 2.00
     Mrs. Compton was a retired school teacher and a member of Fairfield Presbyterian Church in Fairfield. She was the widow of Richard Milton Compton.
     Survivors include son, Richard Compton of Warsaw, IN; daughters, Elana Cowen of Paonia, CO, Natlue Lowrey of Abbeville, SC and Katrina Gettman of Asheville, NC; and nine children.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Compton, Mary Frances Purvis
  The Jackson Progress-Argus September 11, 1952
Mrs. Dewitt Compton Buried Here Today At Noon.
     Funeral services for Mrs. DeWitt Compton of Macon, who died at the Macon hospital Tuesday, September 2, were held at the chapel of Hart's Mortuary Thursday morning at ten o'clock and burial was in the family lot in the Jackson cemetery at 12 o'clock noon. Rev. Bruce Wilson of Macon officiated.
     Mrs. Compton was the former Miss Mary Frances Purvis, daughter of D. H. Purvis and Mrs. Mary Frances Walker of Barney, Brooks county, and had made her home in Macon for two years. She was a member of the Methodist church.
     Survivors include her husband, a former Jackson resident; one son, Bill, and an infant daughter, Mary Kay; one sister, Mrs. Lawrence L. Thornton of Albany; two brothers, D. H. Jr., and Robert Purvis, and her parents, all of Barney.

Compton, Moses W., Rev.
Jackson Progress Argus 30 Mar 1988
     The Rev. Moses W. Compton, 83, of 846 Norwood Road, SE, Atlanta, died Thursday at his home.
     The funeral was held Monday at 1:30 at Macedonia Baptist Church in Atlanta with the Rev. St. John Clark And the Rev. R. L. Newby officiating; Burial was in the Jackson cemetery.
     Mr. Compton was a native of Butts County, son of Alex and Lizzie Harkness Compton. He served as associate pastor of Mount Selah Baptist Church.
     Survivors include his wife, Ida Mae Compton; daughters and sons-in-law, Willie Ruth and R. B. Green of Jackson and Nettie and Robert Stodghill of Detroit, Mich.; son, James E. Hicks of Cincinnati, Ohio; brother, Joseph Compton of Locust Grove; aunt, Queenie Horn of Jackson; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
     Trimier - Jackson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
 
  
Compton, Pleasant Milton, Judge
  Middle Georgia Argus May 1, 1888
     Another one of the old landmarks of Butts has passed away. On yesterday at 2 o'clock, Judge P. M. Compton breathed his last at his home three miles west of Jackson. He had long been an invalid and for several months had been confined to his bed. He was one of Butts foremost citizens and had been honored with several places of trust, among them was the office of ordinary for 8 years. His remains will be buried at 2 o'clock today with Masonic honors at his family cemetery.

Compton, Richard Milton
  The Jackson Progress-Argus September 13, 1989
Milton Compton.
     Richard Milton Compton, 76, of Springfield, Ala., died Friday in Birmingham.
     The funeral was held Sunday afternoon in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home in Jackson with the Rev. Stephen Nelms officiating, Burial was in the Jackson cemetery. Pallbearers were John Wilmer Dozier, Jesse Smith, Lovett Fletcher, DeWitt Compton, Vincent Jones, and Beverly Compton.
     Mr. Compton was a native of Butts County, son of Clarence M. Compton and Ruby Mays Compton. He graduated from Georgia Tech and retired as supervisor of the U.S. Steel metallurgy department in Birmingham, Ala., following 35 years of service. He was a member of the Fairfield Presbyterian Church.
     Survivors include his wife, Martha Calvert Compton, daughters, Elana Compton of Huntsville, Ala., Natalie Lowrey of Abbeville, Ala., and Katrina Gettman of Clearwater Beach, Fla.; Son, Richard C. Compton of Warsaw, Ind.; sister-in-law, Billie Smith Compton of Fort Myers, Fla.; 11 grandchildren.
     The Claud A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home in Hogansville was in charge of arrangements.

Compton, Ruby Mays
Jackson Progress Argus 19 Feb 1986
     Ruby Mays Compton, 94, of Springville, Ala., died Wednesday, Feb. 12, in a Pell City, Ala. hospital.
     Mrs. Compton, a Butts County native and resident of Jackson for most of her life, had made her home for the last few years with a son in Springville. She was the daughter of the late Samuel Hardy Mays and Emma Elena Gibson Mays, descendants of pioneer Butts County families.
     She was a member of the Jackson Presbyterian Church which she served for more than 30 years as pianist, organist, and Sunday school teacher.
     An avid supporter of women's suffrage, Mrs. Compton was the woman to
register and vote in Butts County when the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was
adopted in 1920 and was reputed to be the first woman to cast a ballot in Georgia.
     Survivors include a son, Richard M. Compton of Springville, Ala.; six grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; one great - great - grandchild.
     The funeral was held Friday at 2 p.m. in Haisten Chapel in Jackson with Dr. Fred Guthrie officiating. Burial was in the Jackson cemetery under the direction of Claude A. McKibben Funeral Home of Hogansville.
     Pallbearers were John Wilma Dozier, Jesse Smith, Lovett Fletcher, Bill Fletcher, Beverly Compton, and Todd Dozier.
     In lieu of flowers, the family requested that memorial gifts be made to the Jackson, Presbyterian Church or to the Butts County Historical Society for restoration of the Indian Springs Hotel arrangements.

Compton, Ruth Leverett
Jackson Progress-Argus, December 8, 1955
Rites for Mrs. Fletcher Compton Held Saturday
     Funeral services for Mrs. Fletcher Compton, 47, of Jackson, were held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. from the Jackson Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Wade H. Bell Jr., pastor, and the Rev Kirk Nesbitt of Atlanta, a former pastor, officiating.
     Death claimed Mrs. Compton on Thursday night in the Griffin-Spalding County Hospital after and illness of only six weeks.
     She was a lifelong resident of Butts county, and member of the Fellowship Presbyterian Church and a tower of strength in it women's work and a charter member of the Towaliga Garden Club.
     The former Miss. Ruth Leverett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Leverett, who survive, Mrs. Compton was one of the most widely beloved residents of the towaliga community where she and her husband had lived since their marriage.
     Interment was in the Jackson City cemetery under the direction of Peacock & Ball Funeral Home and McKibben Funeral Home of Hogansville.
     Pallbearers were Bill Argo, Jack Leverett, Beverly Compton, Gene Craig, Dorm Craig, Jesse Smith, Irvin Compton and Lanier Leverett.
     Survivors include her husband, Fletcher Compton; parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Leverett of Jackson; three sisters, Miss Elmina Leverett, Jackson; Mrs. G. W. Brooks and Mrs, John Jenkins, of Atlanta; four brothers, Duane LEverett, Jackson; W. L. Leverett, Jacksonville, Fla.; Laverne Leverett, Brunswick, Maine, and James Key Leverett of Atlanta.

Compton, Sara Leola Redman
  The Jackson Progress-Argus July 12, 1935
S. H. F. Compton Is Taken BY Death.
     The death of Mrs. Fletcher Compton, prominent and beloved Butts county woman, occurred Thursday evening, July 4, at the Strickland Memorial Hospital in Griffin. She had been taking treatment for ____ and Thursday morning _____ to an operation. From ____ she did not rally and passed away at 10 o'clock.
     The death of this prominent ____ woman brought sincere sorrow to a host of relatives and friends. Mrs. Compton was the former Miss Sara Redman, was born and reared in Butts county. She was a daughter of Col. C. L. Redman, prominent member of the ____ bar, and the late Leola Redman. Mrs. Compton attended the Jackson public school where she was a general favorite of her classmates and teachers. For several years she was connected with the Jackson post office as clerk___ following her marriage had ____ near Jackson. She was a member of the Jackson Methodist church, and in her daily life ____ the fine traits of Christian character that made her loved by all who knew her. Mrs. Compton was 34 years of age.
     Surviving relatives are her husband Mr. H. Fletcher Compton, active member of the Butts County ____ Committee; her father, Hon. C. L. Redman, former mayor of ____; three sisters, Mrs. F. L. ___ of Griffin, Mrs. E. D. ____ and Mary Redman of Jackson; two brothers, Mr. W. M. Redman and Charles Redman Jr., student in the University law school.
     Funeral services were held from the Jackson Methodist church Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock with Rev. R. P. Etheridge officiating pastor. Mr. Etheridge paid tender tribute to the beautiful life and unselfish service of the deceased. Organizations, friends and relatives ___ lovely floral offerings. The pallbearers were W. M. Redman, ____ Redman, Jr., E. D. Patrick, ___Compton, J. J. Compton, W. Compton.
     Interment was in the family lot in the Jackson Cemetery.

Compton, William DeWitt
  The Jackson Progress-Argus January 27, 1938
W. D. Compton Jr. Is Killed In Smash.
Three residents of Cochran and Negro preacher met death when cars collided Friday night.
     Funeral services for Mr. William D. Compton, Jr., former Butts county citizen, a resident of Cochran for some years, who received fatal injuries when the car in which he was riding collided with another car on the Macon-Cochran highway Friday night, were held in Macon Sunday afternoon and interment was in the Jackson cemetery.
     Three other persons died as a result of injuries sustained in the collision between the two automobiles. They were J. A. Floyd, city clerk and treasurer of the city of Cochran, and his son, T. Watson Floyd, clerk of Bleckley county superior court, and H. L. Lewis, Macon negro preacher.
     Mr. Compton and the Floyd's were en-route to Macon to visit Mrs. Compton, ill in a Macon hospital, and the Floyd's to visit their son and brother, also ill in a hospital.
     The accident happened, it was said by officers, when Lewis turned from a side road directly in front of the car occupied by Mr. Compton and the Floyd's.
Mr. Compton was pronounced dead upon arrival in a Macon hospital. The elder Floyd died shortly after the accident and the son several hours later.
     The unfortunate accident came as a profound shock to the family and friends here. Mr. Compton was born and reared in Butts county, a son of the late W. D. Compton and Laura Fletcher Compton. For some years he was connected with banking institutions in this section and for the past few years had been stationed at Cochran where he acted as liquidating agent for closed banks.
     He was regarded as a capable business man and was connected with families long prominent in the upbuilding of this section.
     Mr. Compton was a member of the Methodist church, a Mason and Shriner.
     Surviving Mr. Compton are his wife, the former Archie Speer, of Wadley; three sons, DeWitt Compton, Chauncey; Dwight Compton, student at the University of Georgia; Irvin Compton, Cochran; three sisters, Miss Eva Compton, teacher in the Jackson public schools; Mrs. Hattie Compton Blankenship, matron at Thornwell Orphanage, Clinton, S. C., and Mrs. J. W. Dozier, Monticello; three brothers, Clarance M., Julian J., and H. Fletcher Compton of Jackson.
     Last rites for Mr. Compton were held at Hart's Mortuary a 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Services were conducted by Rev. W. M. Haywood, pastor of the Methodist church in Cochran, and Rev. G. Reid Smith, pastor of the First Street Methodist church in Macon.
     Pallbearers were F. L. McVey, J. E. Cook, L. S. Leach, H. McWhorter and L. B. Hennington, of Cochran; Dr. Charles Tool Jr., of Milledgeville, M. E. Everette, of Dublin and Eugene Ware, of Eastman.
     Graveside services were held at the Jackson cemetery Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Many relatives and friends paid a final tribute to this prominent citizen and numerous floral offerings attested to the high esteem in which he was held.

Compton, William Dougherty
Jackson Progress Argus 9 Jun 1933
Mr. W. D. Compton Is Called by Death
     Following a period of invalidism extending over four years, Mr. W. D. Compton passed away at his home a few miles from Jackson Wednesday afternoon at 5 o'clock.
     Mr. Compton was one of the oldest and best known citizens in the county, having recently observed his eighty-fourth birthday. He was born May 1, 1840, in Jasper county, Georgia, a son of P. M. Compton and Nancy Lynch Compton, pioneer residents of this section. When a boy of eleven he moved to Butts county and had resided here continuously since that time.
     A useful citizen, a successful farmer and business man, a good neighbor and indulgent father and husband, Mr. Compton held a warm place in the affections of all who knew him. He had long been a member of the Fellowship Presbyterian church and occupied the office of deacon for a long period. He was quiet and unassuming and was admired for his sterling qualities of character.
     Mr. Compton was the last member of a large and influential family. His wife, formerly Miss Laura Fletcher, passed away on April 12, 1923. He is survived by the following children, all of whom occupy places of prominence in the business and educational life of the state: Miss Eva Compton, popular teacher in the Jackson public schools; Mr. C. M. Compton of Jackson; Mr. W. D. Compton, Jr., with the State Banking Department at Cochran; Mrs. E. W. Blankenship, of Chillicothe, Ohio; Mr. J. J. Compton and Mr. H. F. Compton, of Jackson, and Mrs. J. W. Dozier, of Monticello. He is also survived by eleven grandchildren.
     Funeral services will be held Friday morning at 10 o'clock from the home, with Rev. A. J . Warner, of Atlanta, former pastor at Jackson and Fellowship, officiating. The pallbearers will be the sons and sons-in-law, Messrs. C. M. Compton, W. D. Compton, Jr., J. J. Compton, H. F . Compton, J, W. Dozier and E. W. Blankenship. Interment will be in the Jackson City Cemetery.

Compton, William Samuel
  The Jackson Progress-Argus May 1, 1975
Sam Compton, Mayor Pro Tem Ft. Myers Is Dead.
     Mr. William Samuel Compton, 58, mayor pro tem of Ft. Myers, Florida and one of the cities most prominent residents died late Friday afternoon April 25th, following a short illness.
     Mr. Compton was born January 28, 1917 in Jackson, the son of the late Mr. Clarence M. Compton and Mrs. Ruby Mays Compton who survives.
     Upon graduation from Jackson High School, Mr. Compton attended Middle Georgia College at Cochran. After his marriage to Miss Billie Smith of Ft. Myers, Mr. Compton established residence in that city where he rapidly became one of its more prominent citizens.
     A retired and very successful building contractor, Mr. Compton entered politics in Ft. Myers and had served some eight to ten years on the City Council, being mayor pro tem at the time of his death.
     Extremely active in Elks Lodge 1288 in Ft. Myers, Mr. Compton was a past exalted ruler and had the honor and distinction of serving as president of the Florida Elks Association. Mr. Compton was a faithful member of the First Presbyterian Church in Ft. Myers.
     Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock from the First Presbyterian Church with the pastor, Rev. Robert Asmuth officiating. Burial was in Ft. Myers City Cemetery with Engelhardt Funeral Home on charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Compton is survived by his wife, Mrs. Billie Smith Compton of Ft. Myers; two daughters, Mrs. Patricia Edwards and Mrs. Mary Ruby White, both of Ft. Myers; his mother, Mrs. C. M. Compton of Jackson, a brother, Milton Compton of Fairfield, Alabama, two grandchildren.

Cone, Bay
Jackson Progress Argus 23 Jul 1986
     Bay Cone, 63 of 408 Lakeview St. Griffin, died July 14 at the Griffin-Spalding Hospital.
     The funeral was held July 15 at 3 p.m. in Woodlawn Chapel with the Revs. Jerry
Robertson and Nelson Weatherby officiating. Burial was in the Highland cemetery.
Mr. Cone, a native of Meriwether County, was the son of the late Isaac Louie Cone and Laura Ellen Shiver Cone. He was a retired employee of Highland Mills and was a member of Midland Baptist Church where he held several offices.
     Survivors include his wife, Betty Davis Cone; daughters, Becky Hollingsworth of Griffin, Maureen Mangham of Jackson and Nancy Dougherty of Detroit, Mich.; brothers, Emmett and Fred Cone, both of Griffin, Thurman Cone of Thomaston, and Maurel Cone
of Manchester, four grandchildren; one great grandchild.
     Woodlawn Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Conkle, Charlie Monroe
Jackson Progress Argus 10 Jan 1963
Charlie M. Conkle Died on Sunday
     Mr. Charlie Monroe Conkle, 77, father of Mrs. Edna Capehart of Jackson, died Sunday morning at his home on the High Falls Road, Route 4, Griffin, following an illness of several months.
     A native of Henry County, he had lived in Spalding County for 40 years and was engaged in farming until his retirement six years ago. He was a member of the Musella Baptist Church.
     Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon from the Midway Methodist Church with interment in the church cemetery. Haisten Funeral Home of Griffin was in charge of arrangements.

Conley, Genevieve
Jackson Progress Argus 19 Nov 1980
Conley Rites Held Friday
     Funeral services for Mrs. Hugh C. (Genevieve) Conley, Sr., of 2345 Ridgeway Ave., College Park, was held Friday at 3:30 p.m. from the College Park First United Methodist Church. The Rev. Claude Smithmier and Dr. Thomas Smith officiated and interment was in the College Park cemetery under the direction of Howard L. Carmichael & Sons.
Mrs. Smith died November 12th.
     She is survived by her husband; daughter, Mrs. Robert L, (Diane) Dooley, Austell; sons, Mr. Hugh C. (Mike) Conley, Jr. of Riverdale and Dr. John C. Conley, Columbus; Sisters, Mrs. Marion Patrick of Jackson, Mrs. Lucille Graham and Mrs. Betty Johnson of Griffin Mrs. Dorothy Jones of Jonesboro; brother, Mr. Homer C. Ragsdale, Yorba, CA; four grandchildren.
     Memorial gifts may be made to the College Park United Methodist Church.

Connally, General
  The Jackson Argus August 12, 1898
A Negro Killed.
     Gus Goodman shot General Connally last Saturday and on Sunday morning the wounded man died.
     Both parties were negroes. The killing was done at the store on Covington street known as railroad crossing. It appears that Connally was shot in the bowels with a 38 caliber pistol and died as above stated.
     Goodman was arrested and is now in jail awaiting trial. He will be represented by Dr. Mays.

Connell, Mary L. Faulkner
Jackson Progress Argus 09 Sep 1992
     Mary. L. Faulkner Connell of Jackson died Monday, Sept 7, at tile Spalding Regional Hospital in Griflin where had been a patient since Aug. 30.
     Funeral services are being held Wed., Sept 9, at the Liberty Baptist Church in Butts County with Rev. George Malcom officiating. Interment is in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Connell was bom Dec. 18, 1923 in Monroe Cotmty. daughter of the late Rob and Minnie Ramsey Faulkner.
     She was employed at the old Gateway Luggage Co. in Jackson and was a member of the Liberty Baptist Church. Mrs. Connell's first husband, Jee Reeves of Butts County, died in 1969.
     Survivors include husband James Edward Connell of Jackson; children Linda Dillon, Ronnie and Mike Reeves, all of Jackson; step children Janice Smith of Morrow, Donny, J e ny and Garland Connell, all of Macon; 15 grandchildren; five great grandchildren; sisters Jane Brown and Nell Thaxton, both of Jackson; and several sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, nieces and nephews.
     Haisten Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Connelly, Lena Power
Jackson Progress Argus 09 Apr 1970
Mrs. Connelly Died Sunday
     Mrs. Lena Connelly of Conyers, widow of Mr. Pierce Connelly, passed away Sunday night, April 5th, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Atlanta, where she had been a patient for several days. Mrs. Connelly, 77, had been in declining health for several years.
     A native of Cobb County, Mrs. Connelly was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Power.
     Funeral services were held at two o'clock Tuesday afternoon, April 7th, at the West Meritts Baptist Church in Atlanta. Rev. Roy Arwood and Rev. C. M. Bagley officiated with interment in Rose Hill Cemetery in Austell. Frank B. Lowndes Funeral Home of Mableton was in charge of arrangements.
     Mrs. Connelly is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Lillie Mae Leavell of Conyers; three sons, James Eldred Dunn of Marietta, Lewis Connelly of Mableton and Doris Connelly of Atlanta; three sisters, Mrs. Mae Delong of Roswell, Mrs. Lizzie Waldrop of Roswell and Mrs. Ida Hopkins of Marietta; three brothers, Pierce Power of Jenkinsburg, Clint Power of Decatur and Chester Power of Albany; 15 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.

Conner, Mrs.
  The Jackson Argus February 23, 1900
     Mrs. Conner of Henry county was buried here last Friday, She had lived here for several years, moving here from Zebulon, but for the last year or so has lived near Peeksville in Henry county. Mrs. Conner had been ill for some time before her death and the news that she had passed away was not surprising to her friends here.

Conner, Arthur Bryant
Jackson Progress Argus 07 May 1970
Arthur Conner Died Friday In Griffin
     Mr. Arthur Bryant Conner, 74, of 119 Spalding Street, Griffin, a former Jackson resident, died Friday morning at the Grifhn-Spalding County Hospital. He suffered fr m a heart condition and had been in declining health for several years.
     A native of Butts County, lVIr. Conner was the son of the late Mr. Charlie Oscar Conner and Mrs. Sally Butler Conner. He had made his home in Griffin for a number of years and was a retired constable of the Griffin district. He was a member of the Searcy Memorial United Methodist Church.
     Funeral services were conduced Saturday afternoon at two o'clock from the Searcy Memorial United Methodist Church with the Rev. Steve Lisenby officiating. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Conner is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lucile Gilbert Conner; a daughter, Mrs. Leslie Morris; three sons, Lamar Conner, Charlie W. Conner and Bobby Joe Conner, all of Griffin; 12 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
     
Conner, Arthur Reid
Jackson Progress Argus 19 Mar 1959
Interment Services Held Saturday for Arthur R. Conner
     Interment services for Mr. Arthur Reid Conner, 81, former well known Butts county citizen who died Thursday, were held Saturday afternoon at the Jackson City Cemetery with Roy Davis Funeral Home of Austell in charge of arrangements.
     Funeral services for Mr. Conner were held Saturday morning at 11 o'clock at the Austell Baptist Church with the Rev. Doyle Middlebrooks officiating;
     Mr. Conner is survived by two daughters, Mrs. P. D. Hartsfield, Peking, Ill, Mrs., W. N. Snipes, Austell; one son, Mr. W. R. Conner, Atlanta; three grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Conner, Elizabeth
  Butts County Progress May 28, 1915
Little Girl Dies After two weeks Of Illness
     Mr. and Mrs. A. R. [Arthur Reed] Conner have the sympathy of numerous friends in the death of their two-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, who passes away Friday morning at nine o'clock after an illness of two weeks. Though she was given the best medical attention and skilled nursing it was impossible to stay the ravages of the disease and the end came Friday morning.
     This little girl to whom the whole family was tenderly devoted, is survived by her parents, and two little sisters and her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Saunders, of Jenkinsburg.
     The funeral services were conducted at the First Baptist church Saturday morning at 10 o'clock by Rev. Z. E. Barron. The pallbearers were Messrs. L. M. Crawford, W. C. Stodghill, W. E. Watkins and O. N. Brownlee. Interment was in the City Cemetery.

Conner, J. R. Mr.
  The Jackson Progress-Argus June 28, 1929
Mr. J. R. Conner Dies At Home In Juliette
     Following a period of feeble health extending over several months and a critical illness of a few days, Mr. J. R. Conner, former well known Butts county citizen, died at his home at Juliette Friday night. He suffered from a complication of diseases. Many friends here were sorry to learn of his passing away.
     Mr. Conner resided in Jackson for a long number of years, moving a few years ago to Juliette where he had resided for some time. While a resident of Butts county he was engaged in farming and the livestock business. He was well known to many of the citizens of the county and possessed qualities of character that won the esteem of his acquaintances. Mr. Conner, who was 59 years of age was connected with a well known family of the county.
     He is survived by his wife, who before marriage was Miss Estelle Henderson, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Mack Henderson, pioneer residents of the county; a daughter, Mrs. Ruth Conner Tribble, of Forsyth; two sisters, Mrs. Harry Death, of Covington, and Mrs. B. L. Walker, of Atlanta; three brothers, Mr. T. B. Conner, of Atlanta; Messrs. A. R. and Charlie Conner, of Griffin.
     Funeral services were held from the Juliette Methodist church Sunday morning at 9:30 o'clock, with Rev. J. F. Davis, of Flovilla, officiating. Attesting the esteem in which he was held, the funeral services were largely attended, many from Butts county being present. Interment was in the Forsyth cemetery.

Conner, Joseph R.
Jackson Progress Argus 01 Apr1971
J. R. Connor Died Monday
     Funeral services for Joseph R. Conner, 59, of 1915 Second Street, Macon, who died Monday in the Houston County Hospital, were held Wednesday afternoon at one o'clock from the New Life Baptist Church in Maulk. Interment was in the church cemetery.
     Mr. Conner was a native of Coweta County and had lived in Macon most of his life. He was a member of the Baptist Church and was a retired civil service employee.
     Survivors include his widow, the former Emily Woodall; two daughters, Mrs. Jack Puckett of Jackson and Mrs. Ray Gidden of Clayton, Ala.; eight grandchildren.
     Hart's Mortuary was in charge of funeral arrangements.

Conner, Laura Miss
  The Jackson Progress-Argus April 8, 1921
Death Calls To Miss Laura Conner.
     The death of Miss Laura Conner took place Tuesday morning at five o'clock at the home of her brother and sister, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Conner, on Indian Springs street. Miss Conner had many friends in Jackson and throughout Butts county to whom the news of her passing will bring genuine regret.
     She had not been in the best of health for a year or more but was only confined to her room several weeks preceding her death, which resulted from acute Bright's disease.
     Miss Conner was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Conner, of Zebulon, her mother residing in Jackson, after her father's death for quite a while. She spent her girlhood days here with her sister, Mrs. Harry Death. She was forty-eight years old and a member of the Jackson Baptist church.
     The funeral services were held Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock at the grave side in the Jackson cemetery, Dr. Robert VanDeventer officiating. There were many beautiful floral offerings.
     The pallbearers were Messrs. L. P. McKibben, R. P. Newton, L. R. Hurt, John Spier, Edgar McMichael, H. L. Allen.
     Miss Conner is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Harry Death and Mrs. Walker, of Covington, and four brothers, J. R., T. B., and A. R. Conner, of Jackson, and C. O. Conner of Griffin.
     The out-of-town people attending the funeral were: Mrs. Jim Touchstone, Mrs. Charlie Hancock, Mrs. Martha Williams, of Zetelle; Mr. C. O. Conner, Marie and Jean Conner, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Conner and baby, of Griffin; Mrs. Z. T. Foster, of Atlanta; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Death, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Death, Mrs. Walker, Misses Marie and Annie Death, of Covington.

Conner, Lou Estelle Henderson
Jackson Progress Argus 19 Jul 1951
Mrs. J . R. Conner Died in Forsyth
     Mrs. J. R. Conner, 70, former resident of Butts county, died July 11 in Forsyth at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. M. Tribble with whom she had made her home for the past 27 years. A heart attack was given as the cause of death.
     The former Lou Estelle Henderson, she was a daughter of the late Mack Henderson and Lou Barber Henderson of the Flovilla community. She was the widow of the late J. R. Conner, Butts county farmer and livestock dealer. Mrs. Conner was a member of the Methodist church in Forsyth.
     Funeral services were held in Forsyth Thursday morning at 11 a. m. with the Rev. Frank Crawley of Elberton, assisted by Rev. James T. Burrell, pastor of the Forsyth Baptist church, officiating. Burial was in the Forsyth cemetery.
       Besides her daughter, Mrs. Conner is survived by two grandchildren, Mack Tribble Jr. and Mrs. Andy DilIon; several nieces and nephews.

Conner, Mary Elizabeth Carter
Jackson Progress Argus, April 19, 1945.
Funeral Services Wednesday for Mrs. A. R. Conner.
     Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Carter Conner, 62 years of age, died at her home in Griffin Friday, were held at the Jackson Baptist church at 3 p.m. Wednesday. Rev. Gaither Briggs, pastor, and Rev. Byron Wilkerson of the Griffin First Baptist church, officiated and burial was in the Jackson cemetery.
     Born and reared here, Mrs. Conner moved to Griffin several years ago. She was active in the Eastern Star and was a member of the Baptist church. Mrs. Conner had many friends in her childhood home.
     Survivors are her husband, A. R. Conner, Griffin business man; two daughters, Mrs. Nunnally Snipes of Griffin and Mrs. Porter D. Hartsfield of Chattanooga, Tenn.; one son, Sgt. Walter R. Conner, Fort Lewis, Washington, and a granddaughter, Miss Annie Conner Snipes, Griffin.

Conner, Mary Lou McMichael
Jackson Progress Argus 03 Jun 1943
Mrs. T. B. Conner Taken By Death
     Mrs. T. B. Conner, 61 years, of age, widow of T. B. Conner, former well known Jackson businessman and farmer, died Thursday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lewis Dodson, after a long illness.
     The former Miss Mary Lou McMichael, she was a daughter of the late W. F. McMichael and Nancy Cole McMichael, esteemed residents of the county. She was a member of Cedar Creek church.
     Survivors are two sons, Austin and Barkley Conner, Atlanta; three daughters, Mrs. H. L. Dodson, Flovilla; Mrs. C. E. Everett and Mrs. F. C. Cash, Atlanta; three brothers, T. J.; William, and Charlie McMichael, Jackson; two sisters, Mrs. Stone Young, Griffin, and Mrs. W. J. Conant; Keene; N. H.; eleven grandchildren.
     The funeral was held at Pleasant Grove church Friday afternoon at. 3:30 with Rev. T. T. G. Linkous, officiating. Pallbearers were G. L. Bunn, F. C. Cash, R. E. Fincher, H. L. Dodson, T. H. Vickers and C. E. Everett. Burial was in the Jackson cemetery and Thornton Funeral homes had charge of arrangements.

Conner, Thomas B., Sr.
Jackson Progress Argus 16 Nov 1983
     Thomas B. Conner Sr. of Atlanta died Nov. 13. Mr. Conner is survived by two sons, Bob Conner Jr. of Griffin and Jim Conner of Atlanta; sisters, Mrs. Lois Dodson of Jackson, Mrs. Sara Cash of College Park, and Mrs. Evelyn Everette of Atlanta; brother, Arthur Reid Conner of Avondale grandchildren, Neil Conner and Bart Conner.
     Services were held Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Howard L. Carmichael and Sons Funeral Home with the Rev. William L. Rainwater officiating. Burial was in College Park Cemetery.
                         
Conner, Thomas Bussey
Jackson Progress Argus Mar 28 1930
Mr. T. B. Conner is Called to Reward
     A large number of relatives and friends in Butts county were pained to learn of the death of Mr. T. B. Conner, former well known Jackson citizen, which occurred at his home in Atlanta Friday night.
     His passing came as a shock to friends here and followed complications resulting from an operation.
     For a long number of years Mr. Conner, who was 48 years old, resided in Jackson. He was engaged in business and fanning here, moving a few years ago to Atlanta where he has since resided. He enjoyed a wide acquaintance over the county and had many warm friends. He possessed the qualities of character that made and held friends, being cheerful, jovial, frank and honest.
     He was a brother of the late Mr. J. R. Conner, of Juliette, and of Mr. A. R. Conner, of Griffin, both of whom formerly resided in Jackson for many years. He was a member
of the Cedar Rock Methodist church.
     Mr. Conner is survived by his wife, who before marriage was Miss Mary Lou McMichael, daughter of the late Mr. Frank McMichael and Mrs. McMichael, pioneer citizens of Butts county; four daughters, Mrs. H. I. Dodson and Mrs. T. H. Vickers,
of Flovilla; Misses Evelyn and Sara Conner, of Atlanta; two sons, A. R. and T. B. Conner, Jr.; two brothers, A. R. Connor and Charles Conner, of Griffin; two sisters, Mrs. Harry Death and Mrs. B. L. Walker, of Covington.
     The body was brought to Jackson and funeral services held from the Jackson Methodist church Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with Rev. T. M. Sullivan officiating. An unusually large number of relatives and friends gathered for a final tribute of respect and the floral offerings were numerous and beautiful. The pallbearers were W. J. Nelms, Paul Scoggins, J. P. Jordon, Cliff Jordan, Walter Brown and E. L. Edwards. Interment was in the Jackson city cemetery.

Conway, Martha
Jackson Progress Argus 17 Feb 1993
     Martha Conway of Jackson died Tues., Feb. 9.
     Funeral services were held in the Glenwood Chapel of Hons A. Ward Inc. in Decatur with Rev. Noel Swanson officiating. Interment was in the Jackson City Cemetery.
     Mrs. Conway was born Oct. 14, 1927 in Rome. She was a retired receptionist with Georgia Power.
     Survivor include husband Edwin B. Conway of Jackson; sons Brad Moss of Lawrenceville and Scott Moss of Charleston, S. C; step son Michael E. Conway of Lawrenceville; step daughter, Laura A. House; sister, Mary Huckaby of Decatur; and five grandchildren.
     Horis A. Ward Inc. was in charge of arrangements.

Conwell, Walter B., Jr.
  Jackson Progress Argus 18 Mar 1965
Negro Boy Was Dead in Bed of Virus Pneumonia
     A five-week-old Negro boy, Walter B. Conwell Jr., was pronounced dead on arrival at Sylvan Grove Hospital Tuesday morning. According to Sheriff J. D. (Bud) Pope, the dead infant was discovered about 5:45 a. m. in its bed and his office contacted.
     An autopsy by Dr. Jack Newman revealed that the child died of virus type pneumonia, the sheriff said.
     The infant lived at the home of his grandfather, Pappy Scott, in the Old Bethel Community. His parents were listed as Walter B. Conwell and Sara Jo Scott Conwell.

Coody, Ailey Jane Hoard
Jackson Progress Argus 01 May 1958
Mrs. Coody, 100, Died Saturday at Indian Springs
     Funeral services for Mrs. Ailey Jane Coody, 100, of Indian Springs who died early Sunday morning at her home, were held at 3 o'clock Monday afternoon at Mt. Vernon Church with the Rev. T. J. Thaxton officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mrs. Coody, widow of the late John Clayton Coody, was believed to have been the oldest white resident of Butts county. She was born at Indian Springs on September 4, 1857 and would have been 101 had she lived until her birthday this year. Relatives and friends of Mrs. Coody remembered her last September with a gala birthday party which she enjoyed although having been confined in bed for the past 11 years. She was the daughter of Eathron Hoard and Mrs. Ruth Dodd Hoard.
     She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Inez Darnell and Mrs. Florrie Wilkes, both of Indian Springs; two sons, Paul Coody and Floyd Coody both of Indian Springs; 17 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren, and nine great great grandchildren.
     Pallbearers were Joel Crane, W. L. Holloway, W. R. Anderson, Hardy Ogletree, Luther Turner, George Treadwell.
     
Coody, Floyd Thomas
Jackson Progress Argus 01 Dec 1982
     Floyd Thomas Coody, 78, of Indian Springs died Sunday at the Monroe County Hospital. Mr. Coody, son of the late John Clayton Coody and Ailey Jane Hoard Coody, was a retired barber.
     Survivors include nephews, Johnny Wilkes Sr. and George Howell Wilkes, both of Forsyth; several other nieces and nephews. Graveside services were held Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church. Rev. James Burleson officiated.
     Sherrell Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Coody, James R.
Jackson Progress Argus 16 Aug 1951
Mt. Vernon Burial For Jack Coody
       Funeral services for Jack Coody, 67, who died in Columbus August 8,were held at Mt. Vernon church Friday at 3 p. m. Rev. T. J. Thaxton officiated and burial was in the churchyard with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Pallbearers were S. L. Etheredge, Andrew Wa!drop, George Treadwell, W. L. Holloway, Leonard Gregory, George Howell Gregory .
     Born and raised in Butts county, he had lived in Columbus for some time. He was a son of Mrs. Jenny Coody and the late Boss Coody.
     Survivors are his mother and one daughter, Mrs. W. L. Simmons of Columbus; two sisters, Mrs. Inez Donnell of Flovilla and Mrs. Florrie Gregory of Indian Springs; two brothers, Paul and Floyd Coody of Indian Springs.

Coody, John Clayton
  The Jackson Progress-Argus May 17, 1918
Death Of Mr. J. C. Coody Occurred Wednesday Last
     The death of Mr. J. C. Coody, a well known citizen of this county, occurred at his home at Indian Springs May 8. Death was due to cancer of the stomach.
     Mr. Coody was 60 years of age. He is survived by his wife, several children and a number of brothers and sisters.
     The funeral was held at Mt. Vernon Thursday morning at 11 o'clock, Rev. W. O. Sharp officiating.
          
Coody, John Paul
Jackson Progress Argus 22 Oct 1980
Coody Rites Were Held Thursday
     Graveside services for Mr. John Paul Coody, 83, of Indian Springs were conducted Thursday afternoon at three o'clock with the Rev. Chuck. McCrackin officiating. Interment was in the Mount Vernon cemetery.
     Mr. Coody died Tuesday, Oct. 14th, about 5:30 p.m. at Sylvan Grove Hospital.
Born June 11, 1897 in Butts County, he was the son of the late John Clayton Coody and the late Jennie Hoard Coody.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Beatrice Totsy Gregory Coody of Indian Springs; one brothers, Mr. Floyd Coody of Indian Springs; several nieces and nephews.
     Sherrell Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Coody, Mary Jane Hardy
Jackson Progress Argus, Oct 26 1917
Mrs. Mary Coody Passes Away at the Age of 70
     Mrs. Mary Coody passed away Sunday afternoon at her home in Iron Springs, following a stroke of paralysis. She was 70 years old and before marriage was a Miss Hardy of this county. Mrs. Coody was a member of Macedonia church and was held in high esteem by a large number of friends.
     She is survived by three brothers, Messrs. W. A. and C. D. Hardy, of Butts county, and J. S. Hardy of Newton county.
     The funeral was held at Macedonia Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock the services being conducted by Rev. W. O. Sharp, of Flovilla. Interment was in the churchyard.
     In their bereavement the family have the sympathy of their friends.

Coody, Maud
Jackson Progress-Argus 4 May 1934
Mr. Maud Coody Is Summoned by Death
     The death of Mr. Maud Coody, 54 years of age, well known citizen of Indian Springs, occurred Sunday morning at 9:30. Death followed a long illness.
     The deceased was born and reared in the county and was a son of the late Mr. Boss Coody and Mrs. Coody, he had resided at Indian Springs for several years.
     Mr. Coody is survived by his mother and two sisters, Mrs. I. N. Darnell and Mrs. Reuben Wilkes, of Indian Springs; four brothers, Jim Coody; of North Carolina; Jack Coody, of Columbus and Paul and Floyd Coody of Indian Springs.
     Funeral services were held, at Mt. Vernon church Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with Rev. G. O. Fuller officiating, and interment was in the churchyard.

Coody, Thomas W.
  Middle Georgia Argus February 22, 1883
     It is with regret that we are called upon to chronicle the death of Mr. Thos. W. Coody, which occurred at his home in Lampassas county, Texas, a few days ago. Mr. Coody was well known in Butts county, having been raised here, and only about two years ago he and his father-in-law Mr. William Aikens, moved to the Lone Star State. This is another striking illustration of the fact that in the "midst of life we are in death," for Mr. Coody was one of as stout and healthy men as ever lived in this county, and was sick only but a few days previous to his death. He leaves a large circle of friends and relatives to mourn his untimely death. We extend our deepest sympathies to his bereaved wife and children.
     
Coody, Totchie Beatrice Gregory
Jackson Progress Argus 12 Jan 1983
     Mrs. Totchie Gregory Coody, 81; of Indian Springs died Friday at the Westbury Medical Care Home in Jenkinsburg following an extended illness.
     Mrs. Coody was a native of Butts County, daughter of the late James Stark Gregory and Janie E. Head Gregory. She was the widow of John Paul Coody.
     Survivors include several nieces and nephews.
     Services were held Sunday at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home with Rev. Eddie Morgan officiating. Burial was in the Sandy Creek cemetery.
    Pallbearers were Andy Waldrep, Bobby Waldrep, Jack Waldrep, Dwayne Gregory, Bill Gregory, and James Bannister.
     Sherrell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Cook, Mrs.
The Jackson Argus Sept 13 1901
     The sermon preached Sunday, by Rev,. J. L. Ware, of the Methodist church, was one to the memory of an old and faithful member, Mrs. Cook, of Fincherville. She died Sunday night, September 1st, and was buried Monday following.

Cook, Agnes Smith
Jackson Progress-Argus April11, 1946.
Mrs. W. G. Cook Died in Atlanta.
     Funeral services for Mrs. W. G. Cook, 48 years of age, former Butts county resident, Who died in Atlanta April 3 after a four years' illness, were held at Worthville Baptist church Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. R. E. Chambers and Dr. W. Lee Cutts, pastor of West View Baptist church, officiated and burial was in the churchyard with West View Funeral Home in charge of plans.
     Pallbearers were nephews, Louis and Nesbit Moss, Forest, Mason, Terrell, and Felton Smith, Asa Smith. The six sisters acted as an escort.
     Mrs. Cook was a daughter of Mrs. A. M. Smith and the late Mr. Smith and was born and reared here. Following her marriage she had resided in Atlanta where she was a member of West View Baptist church.
     Survivors are her husband and four brothers, H. O. Smith, Jackson; J. W. Smith, East Point and W. P. Smith, Blakely; six sister, Mrs. B. H. Moss, Mrs. F.B. Mason of Jackson, Mrs. W. C. Norton of Hapeville; Mrs. Paul Burford, Mrs. Welmer Britt, Mrs. Onree Mackey of Jackson; several nieces and nephews.

Cook, Albert Andrews
Jackson Progress Argus 23 Apr 1986
     Albert Andrews Cook of Route 1, Flovilla, Giles Ferry Road, died April 16 at Sylvan Grove Hospital.
     Mr. Cook was retired from Avondale Mills and was a farmer. He was a member of
Macedonia Baptist Church where he was a deacon and Sunday school superintendent
for many years.
     Survivors include his wife, Evelyn Lavender Cook of Flovilla; daughter, Andrelyn
Cook Kersey of Flovilla; sons, A. Ronald Cook of Griffin and Larry C. Cook of Jackson; nine grandchildren; three great grandchildren; brothers, Copeland L. Cook of Jenkinsburg, Girden Cook of Jackson, and Marion B. Cook; sister, Mildred Cook Elliott of Flovilla; half sister, Juanita Martin of Covington; several nieces and nephews.
     The funeral was held Friday at 3 p.m. at Macedonia Baptist Church with the Revs. John Waller, Ed Welch, and Maxie Threatt officiating. Burial was in the Macedonia cemetery.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Cook, Alberta Eliza Barham
Jackson Progress Argus 18 Jan 1995
     Alberta Eliza Barham Cook of Jackson died Sat, Jan. 14, at her residence.
     Funeral services were held Mon., Jan. 16, in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with Rev. Phil Schroeder officiating. Interment was in the Stark United Methodist Church cemetery.
     Mrs. Cook was born Feb. 9, 1901 in Henry County, daughter of the late William Henry Harrison Barham and Ada Eliza Grant Barham. She was the widow of Robert Wesley Cook.
     She was a homemaker and a member of Stark United Methodist Church.
     Survivors include daughters, Ruby Norwood of Roswell, Doris Smith of Conyers and Sara Kelly of Jackson; sons, James Cook, H. L. Cook, Maurice Cook and Billy Cook, all of Jackson, and W. L. Cook of Atlanta; sisters-in-law, Gladys Barham of McDonough and Annie Mae Cook of Jackson; 19 grandchildren; 28 great grandchildren; two great great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Cook, Allison Settle
Jackson Progress Argus 31 Dec 1964
Heart Attack Monday Claims A. S. Cook
     Mr. Allison Settle Cook, 58, died Monday morning about seven o'clock at Sylvan Grove Hospital, the victim of an apparent heart attack suffered early in the morning.
     A widely known resident of Jackson, Mr. Cook lived at 748 Brookwood Avenue and for a number of years was owner and operator of a lunch room on Second Street. Born in Butts County, he was the son of the late Robert Lee Cook and Mrs. Kate Thompson Cook Lumsden, who survives. Mr. Cook was a member of the Stark Methodist Church.
     Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at three o'clock from the Stark Methodist Church with the Rev. Don Welch, former pastor, and the Rev. Don Harp, pastor, officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Cook is survived by his wife, Mrs. Annie Mae Lynch Cook; one daughter, Mrs. Bernice Cawthon, Atlanta; one son, Roy A. Cook, Jenkinsburg; mother, Mrs. Kate Lumsden, Flovilla, one sister, Mrs. Nina Willard of Henry County; two brothers, Robert W. Cook and Ray Cook, both of Jackson; a half-brother, W. T. Lumsden, Atlanta; three grandchildren.
     Pallbearers were Ralph Cook, ,Howell Cook, Billy Cook, Barron Cook, J. P. Willard, and Sammy Coleman.

Cook, Andy Leon
Jackson Progress Argus 27 Aug 1970
Andy L. Cook Died Tuesday At His Home
     Andy Leon Cook, 12, son of Mr. Ellis Pete Cook and Mrs. Helen Bennett Cook, died Tuesday morning about 11:30 o'clock at his residence at 235 West Avenue, Jackson. He was born in Butts County on March 18, 1958.
     Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon at three o'clock from the Pepperton Baptist Church with Rev. Thomas Moody, pastor, and Rev. S. H. Odom officiating. Interment was in Pepperton Cemetery with Sherrell Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Cook is survived by his parents, Mr. Ellis P. Cook and Mrs. Helen Bennett Cook, both of Jackson; a sister, Cindy Lee Cook, Jackson, grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin R. Bennett of Jackson; great grandmother, Mrs. Johnnie Kelly of Jackson; a large number of uncles and aunts.
     Pallbearers were Luther Byars, Lonnie Rawls, Girden Cook, Ollie King, Robert Strawn and Marion Parker.
Cook, Annie Mae Lynch
  The Jackson Progress-Argus October 2, 1996
     Mrs. Annie Mae Lynch Cook, age 87, of Jackson, died Wednesday, September 25, 1996 at Westbury Medical Care Home where she had made her home for many years.
     Funeral services were held Friday, September 27 in the chapel of Hasten Funeral Home. Rev. David House officiated. Interment was in the Stark United Methodist Church Cemetery.
     Mrs. Cook was born in Butts County May 25, 1909, the daughter of the late Jesse and Mary Trapp Lynch. She was the widow of the late Allison Settle Cook of Butts County, who died in 1964. For over 25 years Mrs. Cook owned and operated Cook's Lunchroom in Jackson. She retired in the 1960's when her son R. A. Cook, took over the business until his death several years ago. Mrs. Cook was a member of the Stark United Methodist Church in Butts County.
     Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Bernice and Sanders Cawthon of Woodstock, daughter-in-law, Betty Farrar; Mrs. R. A. Cook, of Jenkinsburg, sister Ruth Chatham of Griffin; grandchildren, Connie Dillingham of Houston, Tx., Al Cook of Jackson and Karen Sutter of McDonald, seven great-grandchildren.
Hasten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Cook, Annie Zora Crane
  The Jackson Progress-Argus March 11, 1927
Mrs. E. W. Cook Is Summoned By Death.
     Following a period of ill health extending over several years and a serious illness of several days, Mrs. E. W. Cook, aged 51, passed away Monday morning at 3 o'clock at her home on Pittman's Ferry road. An invalid for several years past, Mrs. Cook developed a serious illness a few days ago and her condition steadily grew worse until the end came early Monday.
     Mrs. Cook who was born and raised in Butts county was admired for her many fine traits of character. She was Miss Annie Crane before her marriage and is survived by her husband; five sons, Andrews Cook, Girden Cook, Marion and E. W. Cook, Jr., of Jackson, and Copeland Cook, of Birmingham; two daughters, Mrs. S. A. Elliott, of Birmingham and Miss Opal Cook, of Jackson, one sister, Mrs. Martha Mayo, of Dallas, Texas; one brother, Mr. L. R. Dodson, of Flovilla; a half-brother, Mr. John Crane, of Griffin, and a half sister, Mrs. Sarah Richardson, of Griffin.
     Funeral services were held at Macedonia church Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock, with Dr. I. G. Walker conducting the services. Interment was in the church cemetery.

Cook, Antoinette Brownlee
Jackson Progress Argus 01 Dec 1993
     Antoinette Brownlee Cook of Jackson died Fri, Nov. 26, at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta.
     Funeral services were held Sun., Nov. 28, at Jackson First Baptist Church with Rev. Danny Hughes and Rev. Milton Hill officiating. Interment was in the Mt. Vernon Baptist Church cemetery.
     Mrs. Cook was born Jan. 29, 1952 in Butts County, daughter of the late Charles N. Brownlee and Rema Ham Brownlee, who survives.
     She graduated from Jackson High School in 1970 when she served as class Valedictorian. She received her B. S. and Master of Education degrees from West Georgia College where she majored in special education.
     Mrs. Cook taught at the Fourth Ward School in Griffin from 1974 to 1977 and was presently the learning disabilities teacher in the special education department at Jackson Elementary School. She was selected Teacher of the Year for 1991-92. Mrs. ,Cook was a member of the Butts County Association of Educators, the Georgia Education Association and the National Education Association.
     She was a member of the Jackson First Baptist Church where she was in the Sanctuary Choir, taught the G.A.s, and was president of her church circle. She was a member of the Magnolia Garden Club.
     Survivors include husband Al Cook and sons Ron and Dave Cook, of Jackson; her mother; sister Charlene Brownlee Wise, of Jackson; brother Larry Brownlee of Alpharetta; and several nieces and nephews.
     Haisten Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Cook, Augustus Williams (Gus)
Jackson Progress Argus 18 Feb 1971
Saturday Rites For A. W. Cook
     Mr. Augustus Williams (Gus) Cook, 50, of Route 1, Jackson, died about 9 :30 o'clock Thursday morning, February 11th, at his home on Fincherville Road following a long period of declining health. Mr. Cook's unexpected death was attributed to a heart attack.
     Born June 2, 1920 in Butts County, Mr. Cook was the son of Mrs. Hannah Mae Force Cook of Jackson and the late Mr. Oscar Lee Cook of Butts County. He was a member of St. John's Lodge No. 45 F&AM and until failing health forced his retirement he was a farmer and sawmiller.
     Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon at two o'clock in the Cedar Rock Congregational Methodist Church with the Rev. H. A. Craft, pastor, and the Rev. Jerry Partain officiating. Interment was in Jackson City Cemetery with Sherrell Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Cook is survived by his wife, Mrs. Tenella Collins Cook of Jackson; a son, David W. Cook of Lithonia; a daughter, Mrs. Marie C. Smith of College Park; mother, Mrs. Hannah F. Cook of Jackson; two brothers, Ralph F. Cook of Jackson and Robert L. Cook of Vidalia; two sisters, Mrs. Virginia Babb of Chamblee and Mrs. Louise Itson of Atlanta; a grandson, James William Smith of College Park; several nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers were Curtis Williamson, Russell Cawthon, Levie Maddox, Jed Jinks, G. Leon Smith, G. R. Lewis.

Cook, Benjamin Albert (Bud)
Jackson Progress-Argus, July 17, 1958
B. A. Cook, 81, Retired Farmer, Buried Saturday
     Funeral services for Mr. Benjamin Albert (Bud) Cook, 81, widely known retired Butts county farmer who died at his home near Jackson early Friday morning following a stroke the day before, were held Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Stark Methodist Church with the Rev. Don Welch, pastor, officiating. Burial was in the churchyard cemetery under the direction of Haisten Funeral Home.
     One of the county's best known farmers and most respected citizens, Mr. Cook was a native of Jasper county, the son of Benjamin Washington Cook and Mrs. Ann Knowles Cook. He had lived in Butts county 54 years, retiring from active farming approximately 15 years ago.
     Mr. Cook was a member of the Stark Methodist Church and a former steward of the England Chapel Methodist Church.
     He is survived buy his wife, Mrs. Lilly Clyde Lane Cook; four daughters, Mrs. Jim McMichael, Jackson, Mrs. Arthur Hall, Tucker; Mrs. J. D. Anthony and Mrs. Charles Cook, Jr., both of Atlanta; three sons, B. L. Cook, LaGrange; E. H. Cook and Fred P. Cook, both of Jackson; 15 grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers were D. A. Leverette, Russell Cawthon, Warren Smith, Frank Lummus, Bernard Maddox, Emerson McMichael.

Cook, Benjamin F.
Jackson Progress Argus 24 Apr 1969
Bennie Cook Succumbs To Injuries
     Mr. Bennie Cook, 65, of Route 2, Jackson, succumbed at Macon Hospital early Saturday morning to multiple injuries suffered Monday afternoon, April 14th, when he fell down a temporary elevator shaft at Avondale Mills, Indian Springs Plant, where he had been employed for 17 years.
     Critically injured in the 12 to 15 foot fall, Mr. Cook suffered a punctured lung, fractured ribs, a broken left ankle, a broken jaw, and severe facial injuries.
     According to Hal Summers, plant manager, the tragic accident was believed to have happened when the elevator cable broke as Mr. Cook was pushing a buggy of yarn onto the elevator. The broken cable threw Mr. Cook off balance, causing him to fall down the shaft, landing atop the elevator carriage.
     Mr. Cook was given emergency treatment at Sylvan Grove Hospital and rushed by ambulance to Macon Hospital where he underwent chest surgery later on the day of the mishap.
     Mr. Cook was a native of Butts County, the son of Mr. Tom Cook, and Mrs. Sara Waits Cook. He was a deacon at Macedonia Baptist Church.
     Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at three o'clock from the Macedonia Baptist Church with the Rev. R. W. Jenkins, pastor, and the Rev. T. H. Wilder and Rev. W. F. Thomas, former pastors, officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Cook is survived by his wife, Mrs. Jessie Lucille Singley Cook of Jackson; two daughters, Mrs. Gene Mitchell of Jackson, Mrs. Kenneth Thompson of Locust Grove; four grandchildren; two sisters, Miss Fleetie Cook, Mrs. W. T, Leverette; three brothers, J. F. Cook, T. L. Cook, Ralph Cook, all of Jackson.
     Pallbearers were Willie Avery Cook, John Wesley Cook, Herschel Leverett, Gerald Hamlin, Barron Hamlin, Wendell Cook.

Cook, Benjamin Lane
Jackson Progress Argus 08 Jul 1987
     B. L. Cook, 78, of 310 Country Club Road, LaGrange, died Monday night at his residence.
     Mr. Cook was born in Butts County, son of Benjamin Albert Cook and Lillie Clyde Lane Cook. He was educated in Jackson schools and. Moved to Atlanta where he worked with Gulf Life Insurance Co. as district supervisor for several years.
     In 1934 Mr. Cook moved to LaGrange and became manager of a laundry. In 1951 he established the B. L. Cook Insurance and Real Estate Agency. He sold the company in 1978 to Hammons-Hudson- Holder with whom he worked until 1986 when he retired. Mr. Cook was a deacon of the First Baptist Church in LaGrange, and he was active in religious, civic, and business affairs.
     Survivors include three sisters, Madge Cook of Lithonia, Ruth Hall of Tucker, and Bessie McMichael of Jackson; a brother, Fred P. Cook of Jackson; several nieces and nephews. The late Hulon Cook of Jackson was a brother of Mr. Cook.
     The funeral will be held today at 4 p.m. in the Ida Cason Callaway Chapel of the First Baptist Church in LaGrange with burial in the Shadowlawn Cemetery in LaGrange.
     The Maddox-Page Funeral Home of LaGrange is in charge of arrangements.

Cook, Bernice Washington
Jackson Progress Argus 24 Mar 1993
     Bemice Washington Cook, 89, of Hiram, died Sun., March 21.
     Funeral services were held Tues., March 23, at the Worthville Baptist Church in Butts County with Rev. Bob Hooks officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery.
     Mrs. Cook was a former resident of Atlanta and was employed by Sears for over 30 years before retirement. She was the widow of William Grady Cook and a member of the Beecher Hills Baptist Church in Atlanta.
     Survivors include sister-in-law Mildred Washington of Jackson; and several nieces and nephews.
     Haisten Funeral Home in Jackson was in charge of arrangements.
          
Cook, Bob
  Middle Georgia Argus November 8, 1887
     The body of Bob Cook, former sheriff of Jones county was found in the river at Macon on yesterday. It is supposed that he got drunk and fell into the river.

Cook, Charles Warren
Jackson Progress Argus 06 Jan 1977
C. W. Cook Rites Were Held Tuesday
     Charles Warren Cook of Route 2, Jackson, died January 1st at 7:15 p.m. at Georgia Baptist Hospital emergency room.
     Born February 28, 1913 in Fitzgerald, he was son of the late C. W. Cook, Sr. and the late Mrs. Esther Jane Hunter Cook. Mr. Cook was a retired steam fitter.
     Surviving Mr. Cook are his wife. Mrs. Velma Parrish Cook; three sons, Charles Warren Cook III of College Park; Rodney Wayne Cook of Stone Mountain, Kenneth Keith Cook of Jackson; four daughter, Mrs. Gail Butler of Houston Texas, Mrs. Louise Kropp of Wyoming, Michigan. Mrs. Martha Fields of Jackson and Miss Jennifer Cook of Clarkston; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Pickens of Stone Mountain and Mrs. Elizabeth Jones of Birmingham, Ala.; one brother, Henry H. Cook of Floresville, Texas; nine grandchildren; several uncles, aunts, nieces and nephews.
     Funeral services were conducted Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock from the chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home with Rev. Clarage Tucker officiating. Interment was in Worthville Baptist Church cemetery.
     Pallbearers were Arnold Kropp, Ralph Butler, William Fields, Charles Cook III, Rodney Cook, Kenneth Cook.
Cook, Copeland Lee
Jackson Progress Argus 19 Jan 1994
     Copeland Lee Cook died Mon., Jan. 17, at Sylvan Grove Hospital.
     A brief service was held Tues., Jan. 18, in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with Rev. Danny Hughes officiating.
     Funeral services will be Thurs., Jan. 20, in the chapel of Robinson Funeral Home in Ashland, Mo. with Rev. Jim Smith officiating. Interment will be in the New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery.
     Mr. Cook was born Nov. 28, 1906 in Butts County, son of the late Eddie Walton and Amy Crane Cook. He was the widower of Rachael Frances Roth Cook.
     Mr. and Mrs. Cook lived in Ashland, Mo. for many years before moving back to Butts County in 1982. He was a patient at Westbury Medical Care Home since 1985.
     He was a retired farmer and was a Merchant Marine during WWII. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Jackson.
     Survivors include son and daughter-in-law, Roger and Patricia Cook of Ashland, Mo.; brothers, Girden Cook and Marion (Buck) Cook, both of Jackson; three grandchildren; three great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of local arrangements.

Cook, Dorsey Dale
Jackson Progress Argus 10 Oct 1957
D. D. Cook, 63, Is Buried Tuesday At Macedonia Rites
     Funeral services were held at Macedonia Baptist Church at 2 o'clock Tuesday for Dorsey Dale Cook, 63, veteran law enforcement officer, who died early Sunday at his home near Butler. The Rev. Edgar Welch and Rev. T. J. Thaxton officiated with interment in the churchyard cemetery. Haisten Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Cook was a member of the England Chapel Methodist Church in Butts county and had been a law enforcement officer for about 30 years. For the past eight years he had been with the State Revenue Department.
     He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Viola Moon Cook; mother, Mrs. Kate Lumsden, Jackson; five sons, Odell Cook, Jackson; Chester Cook and Dorsey Cook, of Kannapolis, N. C.; Barron Cook and Ellis Cook, of the United States Navy; one sister, Mrs. Nina Willard, McDonough; four brothers, Oscar Cook, Ray Cook, Robert Cook, Settle Cook, all of Jackson; half brother, W. T. Lumsden of Atlanta; 15 grandchildren.
     Pallbearers were R. A. Cook, Edward L. Cook, Ralph Cook, Robert L. Cook, William L. Cook, Howard Cook, all nephews.

Cook, Dovye Thaxton
Jackson Progress Argus 05 Aug 1954
Mrs. R. F. Cook Passes July 29
Mrs. Dovye Thaxton Cook, 61, widow of Raymond F. Cook died Thursday morning, July 29, at her home in Pepperton after an Illness of several months.
     Lifelong resident of Butts county, she was a daughter of the late Robert E. and Mrs. Isabel Chasteen Thaxton
     Funeral services were held at the Pepperton Baptist Church at 3 p. m. with the Rev. M. O. Harrell and the Rev. H. P. McDonald foliating. Burial was in the Macedonia church cemetery under direction of Peacock & Ball Funeral Home.
     The pallbearers were John Robert Pulliam, Paul James, Ed Thaxton, Davis Willard, Bernard Williams, Warthern Cook.
     Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. LaRue Kitchens of Jackson and Mrs. Rayford Boyd of Atlanta; four sons, Martee Ray Cook, Charlotte, N. C.; Winfred A. and Ellis Cook of Jackson; Raymond Cook of Covington; two sisters, Mrs. Allie Willard of Griffin and Mrs. Tommy Lee Cook of Jackson; four brothers, R. H. (Bob) Thaxton and Claude Thaxton of Jackson; Willie Thaxton of Augusta and Paul Thaxton of Roberta; 11 grandchildren.

Cook, Eddie Walton
Jackson Progress-Argus, September 24, 1953
E. Walton Cook Victim Roadside Injury Saturday
     Eddie Walton Cook, 75, retired farmer and well known resident, died in Griffin-Spalding Hospital at 9 a.m. Sunday as the result of injuries suffered Saturday when his car was struck by a truck on route 16 in front of the John W. Carter home.
     Mr. Cook had pulled his car to the side of the highway and was talking to a friend whose identity has not been disclosed when the truck, loaded with pimento pepper consigned to a Wayside canning plant, rammed the Cook car. At the time Mr. Cook is said to have had his head out of the car window, and the impact caused a brain concussion.
     He was carried tot he Griffin hospital and lived several hours after the accident. The accident happened about 10 a.m., officers said.
     Driver of the truck was listed as P. O. Hamilton of Cullman, Ala. Arraigned in mayor's court, Hamilton claimed he had faulty brakes and could not stop the truck in time to avoid the crash. He was held on a charge of reckless driving and bound over to superior court for investigation by the grand jury.
     Native of Gadsden, Ala., where he was born May 26, 1878, Mr. Cook had spent most of his life in Butts county. He was a son of the late J. Thomas Cook and Mrs. Elizabeth Harper Cook. He was formerly engaged in farming but had retired from active business. He was a member of the Jackson Church of the Nazarene.
     Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Effie Johnson King Cook; three daughters, Mrs. S. A. Elliott of Flovilla; Mrs. J. B. Montgomery of Blackstock, S. C. and Mrs. James Martin of Jackson; four sons, Copeland L. Cook of Columbia, Mo.; A. A. Cook and Marion Cook of Flovilla; Girden Cook of Jackson; one sister, Mrs. Ghittie Leverett of Jenkinsburg; two brothers, Askew Cook or Dearborn, Mich., and Reuben Cook of Hawkinsville; 24 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
     Funeral services were held Tuesday at 3 p.m. at the Pepperton Baptist Church with Rev. Ralph Goodwin and Rev. M. O. Harrell officiating. The grandsons acted as pallbearers.
     Burial was in Macedonia Church cemetery with Peacock & Ball Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Cook, Edgar Hughlon
Jackson Progress Argus 05 Dec 1984
     Edgar Hughlon Cook, 74, of Route 1, Jackson, the Covington Highway, died Saturday night at Georgia Baptist Hospital in Atlanta following an illness of several months,
     Mr. Cook was a lifelong resident of Butts County, son of the late Benjamin Albert Cook and Lillie Clyde Lane Cook. He was a farmer and had served on the Butts County Board of Tax Assessors. He was a member of the Stark United Methodist Church.
     Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Maddox Cook of Jackson; sons and daughters-in-law, Richard and Brenda Cook of Jonesboro and Don and Melinda Cook of Jackson; grandchildren, Charisse and Chad Cook of Jonesboro; sisters, Mrs. Jim McMichael of Jackson, Ruth Hall of Tucker and Mrs. Charles Cook of Lithonia; brothers, B. L. Cook of LaGrange and Fred P. Cook of Jackson; many nieces and nephews.
     Services were held Monday at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with the Rev. Med Roach and the Rev. Forest Buchanan officiating. Burial was in the Stark United Methodist Church cemetery.
     Pallbearers were Harold McMichael, Keith L. Pharr, Leon Cook, Russell Cawthon, Phillip Maddox, Troy Allen, and George Saunders.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.
     
Cook, Edith Jeanette
Jackson Progress Argus 06 Oct 1982
     Edith Jeanette Cook infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Cook of Rt. 3, Jackson, died early Tuesday, Sept. 28 at Georgia Baptist Hospital in Atlanta.
     In addition to her parents, survivors include a sister, Alicia; grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Billy Cook of Jackson and Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Lusk of Monticello;
     Great-grandparents, Mrs. Lena Bunch of Jackson, Mrs. Robert Cook of Jackson, Mrs. Edith Golden of Palms Calif., Mr. and Mrs. M: R Lusk of Asheville N.C. Several aunts, uncles, and cousins also survive.
     Graveside funeral services were held Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock at the Macedonia Baptist Church cemetery with Rev. Maxie Threatt officiating.

Cook, Edwin Wasteen, Seaman Second Class
Jackson Progress Argus 23 Mar 1944
Death of Seaman Cook Confirmed By The U. S. Navy
Mrs. Cook Has Letter from Secretary Knox Saying His Death Occurred in the Atlantic
     Edwin Wasteen Cook, US Navy, reported missing in action several months ago, is now admitted by the U. S. Navy to have been lost when his ship was torpedoed February 7, 1943.
     Mr. Cook enlisted in the Navy in April, 1942, and saw ten months service before he was lost in action. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Cook of Jackson and formerly worked for the Pepperton Cotton Mills.
     Friends of the family extend sincere sympathy in the loss of this fine young man.
Mrs. Willie Rue Mackey Cook, widow of Mr. Cook, has received the following letter from Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox.
     Your husband, Edwin Wasteen Cook, Seaman second class, U. S. Naval Reserve, was traveling in passenger status on board a merchant ship when that vessel was sunk as a result of being torpedoed without warning between 3 and 4 o'clock on the morning of February 7, 1943. This action occurred in mid-Atlantic. At the time of the torpedoing, the sea had moderate swells and the visibility, was fair to poor, due to an overcast sky with no moon.

Cook, Effie Johnson King
Jackson Progress Argus 03 Mar 1977
Last Rites Held Sunday For Mrs. Cook
     Mrs. Effie Johnson King Cook, 91, of Jackson, died Friday night at the Sylvan Grove Hospital following a lengthy illness.
     Born April 14, 1885 in Butts County, she was daughter of the late Samuel Ervin Johnson and Bell Rosser Johnson, both of Butts County. She was a member of the Second Baptist Church.
     Survivors include five sons, John Irvin King, J. O. King, and Lamar King, all of Jackson; Franklin King of. Fort Walton Beach, Fla., and Benjamin Lee King of Austell; four daughters, Mrs. Mary Baugh of Covington, Mrs. Nellie Enlow, Mrs. Effie Jewel Coleman, and Mrs. Willie Ruth Jones, all of Jackson; one sister, Mrs. Flossie Evans of Morrow; 38 grandchildren; 57 great grandchildren; 16 great great-grandchildren; several niece and nephews.
     Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at three o'clock from the Second Baptist Church in Jackson with the Rev. James Burleson and Rev. A. L. Price officiating. Interment was in the Jenkinsburg Cemetery.
     Pallbearers were W. A. Cook, Wayne Byars, Marion Parker, Luther Byars, Girden Cook, and Billy Singley.

Cook, Elizabeth J. Nutt
Jackson Progress Argus 5 Aug 1932
Mrs. J. M. Cook Dies at Home in Orlando
     Relatives and friends in Butts county were grieved to learn of the death of Mrs. John M. Cook, which occurred at her home in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday afternoon at 1:30. Mrs. Cook's death followed an illness of only a few days and came as a shock to friends.
     Before her marriage Mrs. Cook was Miss Elizabeth Nutt, daughter of Mr. William C. Nutt and Mrs. Charlotte Moore Nutt, former esteemed residents of Butts county. She was related to the Mallet and Nutt families of Butts and Spalding counties. When she was six years old the family moved to Florida and Mrs. Cook had since resided in that state. She visited her cousins, Mrs Emma Mallet and Miss Pauline Mallet, each year and was planning a trip here within the next few weeks. She was a loyal member of the Baptist church and possessed many admirable traits of character and was loved by old and young alike.
     Mrs. Cook is survived by her husband, well known business man of Orlando; one daughter, Mrs. Donald Flower, of Troy, Ohio; a son, Mr. Howard Cook, of Orlando; four grandchildren, and one sister, Mrs. Mary Ann Woodward, of Tavares, Fla. Miss Pauline Mallet was the only one of the Jackson relatives to attend the funeral.
     Funeral and interment took place in Orlando Wednesday.
                         
Cook, Elizabeth Simmons Harper
  The Jackson Progress-Argus October 15, 1920
Mrs. J. T. Cook Called By Death.
     The death of Mrs. Elizabeth Cook, aged 71, widow of the late Mr. J. T. Cook, occurred Thursday afternoon, October 7, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Jack Leverette at Jenkinsburg. She suffered a stroke of paralysis in the afternoon and lived only two hours after being stricken.
     Mrs. Cook, who was a Miss Harper before her marriage, was highly esteemed by a wide circle of friends. She was a member of the Methodist church and exemplified her Christian character in her daily life. Her passing brought regret to a large number of friends who sympathize with the family in their sorrow.
     Surviving Mrs. Cook are one daughter, Mrs. J. I. Leverette, of Jenkinsburg; four sons, Messrs. H. W. Cook, Askew Cook, of Butts county, Reuben Cook, of Macon, and John Cook, of Alabama.
     Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock at the Jenkinsburg Methodist church and Rev. E. C. Wilson, the pastor officiated. The body was laid to rest in the Jenkinsburg cemetery.

Cook, Ernest Willie
Jackson Progress-Argus 20 July 1934
Mr. Willie Cook Dies Following Operation
     The death of Mr. Ernest Willie Cook, 34 years of age, prominent young man of the county and connected with the Butts county chaingang as guard, occurred in a Griffin hospital Saturday afternoon at 6 o'clock. Death resulted from complications following an operation performed Friday. The death of this well known citizen came as a shock to a host of friends.
     Mr. Cook was born and feared at Stark, a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Cook, esteemed residents of that section. For the past several years he had been connected with the county road force and was esteemed for his faithful and loyal service. He was a member of Macedonia church and was admired for his sterling character.
     Surviving Mr. Cook are his wife, the former Miss Hattie Reeves; one sen, Willie Avery Cook; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J . T. Cook, of Stark; two sisters, Miss Fleetie Cook and Mrs. W. T. Leverette; four brothers, Messrs. John, Tommie Lee, Jennie and Ralph Cook, all of Butts county.
     Funeral services were held at Macedonia church Monday morning at 11 o'clock and were attended by a host of relatives and friends. Rev. R. B. Harrison, of the First Baptist church, conducted the rites and many floral offerings attested the esteem in which he was held. Interment followed in the family lot in the church cemetery.
     
Cook, Etheleen Strawn
Jackson Progress Argus 08 Dec 1993
     Etheleen Strawn Cook of Butts County died Wed., Dec. 1, at the West Paces Ferry Medical Center in Atlanta.
     Funeral services were held Thurs., Dec. 2, in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with Rev. Joel Brown and Rev. James Burleson officiating. Interment was in the Pepperton Cemetery.
     Mrs. Cook was born Aug. 15, 1909 in Henry County, daughter of the late Joseph Marvin and Alice Lumsden Strawn.
     She was associated with Superior Cleaners in Jackson before her retirement and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church.
     Survivors include husband A. Girden Cook of Jackson; daughters and sons-in-law Virginia and Ed Williams of Flovilla and Audrey and Emerson Burford of Jenkinsburg; son Jackie Cook of Jackson; sister Mardell Marchman of Jackson; 11 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.
Cook, Evye Irene Thaxton
Jackson Progress Argus 02 Mar 1972
Mrs. Cook Monday After Long Illness
     Mrs. Evye Irene Thaxton Cook, 73, of Route 2 Jackson, died Monday night about 10:30 o'clock at Sylvan Grove Hospital where she had been a patient for several days. Mrs. Cook had been in declining health for several months.
     Mrs. Cook was born March 5, 1899 in Butts County, the daughter of the late Mr. Robert Ellis Thaxton and Mrs. Isabella Chasteen Thaxton.
     Funeral services were held on Wednesday afternoon at three o'clock from the Macedonia Baptist Church with the Rev. R. W. Jenkins, pastor, and the Rev. A. L. Price, pastor of the Second Baptist Church, officiating. Interment was in Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery with Sherrell Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Survivors include her husband, Tommie Lee Cook, Jackson; three sons, Wendell Cook, James Cook and Garland Cook, of Jackson; four daughters, Mrs. Katherine Phillips and Mrs. Sara Ruth Kitchens, Jackson; Mrs. Evye Lois Blanford of Ellenwood, Mrs. Shirley Elrod of McDonough; two brothers, Claude Thaxton and Bob Thaxton, both of Jackson; 29 grandchildren, nine great grandchildren; a large number of nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers were John Robert Pulliam, Winfred Cook, Donald Leverette, John Wesley Cook, Jerry Thaxton, Donald Willard.

Cook, Fletcher O'Dell
Jackson Progress Argus 09 Jan 1985
     Fletcher O'Dell Cook, 68, of 185 Bailey St. Jackson died Sunday afternoon at Henry General Hospital after suffering a heart attack. He had been in declining health for several months.
     Mr. Cook was born in Henry County, son of the late Dorsey Dale and Rosebud Force Cook. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, having served in the Pacific during World War II. He worked with the Civil Service at the Atlanta Army Depot for over 20 years.
     Survivors include his wife, Martha Smith Cook; daughters, Mrs. Horace Cawthon and Mrs. Tommy Herbert both of Jackson; sons, Freddie and Roy Cook, both of Jackson; seven grandchildren ; brothers, Chester C. Cook of Kannaolis N.C, and Frank B. Cook and Edward E. Cook both of Jackson Edward S. Cook of Jackson; several nieces and nephews.
     Services were conducted Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Haisten Home with the Rev. Larry Letson officiating. Burial was in the Jackson City Cemetery.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Cook, Forest Bernard
Jackson Progress Argus 29 Sep 1993
     Forest Bernard Cook, 78, of Milledgeville died Tues., Sept. 21, at the Baldwin County Hospital.
     Graveside services were held Thurs., Sept. 23, at the Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery with Dr. Rodney Autry officiating.
     Mr. Cook was a native of Washington County and made his home in Baldwin County most of his life. He was retired from the Naval Ordinance Plant. He was a veteran of World War II having served in the U. S. Army Medical Corps. He was of the Baptist faith.
     Survivors include wife Mary Frank Hamlin Cook of Milledgeville; brother John Melvin Cook of Tiflon; and several nieces and nephews.
     Williams Memorial Chapel of Milledgeville was in charge of arrangements.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of local arrangements.

Cook, Frances Jane Long
Jackson Progress Argus 18 Nov 1992
     Frances Jane Long Cook, 55, of Jackson, died Fri., Nov. 13, 1992 at Henry General Hospital in Stockbridge following a brief illness.
     Funeral services were held Monday in the chapel Of Haisten
     Funeral Home in Jackson with Rev, Ken Godfrey officiating. Interment was in the Jackson City Cemetery.
     Born in Jasper County, Mrs. Cgok was the daughter of the late Albert Jessie Long and Ruby Goodman Long, who survives.
     She was employed at the Rushton plant of Dundee Mills in Griffin and part-time at the Hickory Hills Golf Club in Jackson. Mrs. Cook was a member of the Second Baptist Church.
     Survivors include daughter Bootsie Giambalvo of Jackson; grandchildren Chris and Michele Giambalvo of Jackson; mother; sister Pat Long of Jackson; brothers Jack Long of Jackson, Alton Long of Kalamazoo, Mich, and Mack Long of Athens; and several nieces and nephews.
     Haisten Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Cook, Frances Mangham
Jackson Progress Argus 16 Feb 1994
     Frances Mangham Cook died Thurs., Feb. 10, at Hilltop Nursing Home.
     Funeral services were held Sat., Feb. 12, in the chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home with Rev. James West and John Sherrell officiating. Interment was in the Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery.
     Mrs. Cook was born Oct. 4, 1922 in Lamar County, daughter of the late William Henry and Maude Bohannon Mangham.
     She was a longtime resident of Butts County where she was a homemaker of Baptist faith.
     Survivors include husband, Ellis Cook of Jackson; daughter, Karan Coleman of Forsyth; sons, Kenneth Williams and Dick Mangham, both of Jackson; sisters, Ella Mae King of Ft. Walton Beach, Fla., Joanne Cleveland of Tucker and Juanita Crane of Macon; 10 grandchildren; four great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Sherrell Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Cook, Frank Barron
Jackson Progress Argus 25 May 1994
     Frank Barron Cook of Jackson died Thurs., May 19.
     Funeral services were held Sun., May 22, in ihe chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home with Rev. Benny Tate officiating. Interment was in the Jackson City Cemetery.
     Mr. Cook was born Jan. 27,1927, son of the late Dorsey Dale Cook and Rosebud Force Cook.
     He was a veteran of World Warr U and retired from the Navy.
     Survivors include son, Frank Barron Cook Jr. of Red Oak, TX; daughter, Marie Anderson of Philadelphia, PA; brothers, Ellis Cook of Jackson and Chester Cook of Kannapolis, N. C; sister-in-law, Martha Kersey of Jackson; one granddaughter; one great grandson; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
     Sherrell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Cook, Fred C.
Jackson Progress-Argus, October 28, 1948.
Fred Cook to be Buried Macedonia.
     Funeral services for Private Fred C. Cook, killed in action in France July 25, 1944, will be held at Macedonia church Thursday at 3:30 p.m. Rev. T. J. Thaxton will officiate and an escort from the Jackson Rifles will pay military honors to the young soldier. Burial will be in the family lot and Thornton Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
     In addition to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Cook of Jackson, he is survived by five brothers, Chester, Barron, Odell, Dorsey and Ellis Cook.

Cook, Fred Copeland, Pvt.
Jackson Progress Argus 10 Aug 1944
Copeland Cook Killed July 25 With U. S. Army
Young Jackson Soldier Lost in Action July 25 F Amily Advised by War Department August 8
     Private Copeland Cook, 21 years of age, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Cook of Jackson, was killed in France July 25, according to a War Department message received by the family August 8. It is expected that fuller information will be contained in a later message.
     Having served with the Jackson Rifles several years, Private Cook left with that unit when the company was called for federal service. First stationed at Camp Jackson, S. C., he later received training at camps in various parts of the nation and went overseas late last fall. Recently as a member of Company A 121st Infantry, Eighth Division, he had been in the thick of the battle in France.
     Private Cook was one of five brothers serving the armed forces. Cpl. Chester G. Cook, US Army, is now overseas; F. Barron Cook, S2/c, is now at home on furlough after 2 � years service in the South Pacific; Odell Cook, S2/c, is stationed at Morro Bay, Calif., and Dorsey Cook, Kanapolis, N. C., was recently discharged from service. Another brother, Ellis Cook, is at home.
                    
Cook, Ghitta Frances McMichael
  The Jackson Progress-Argus January 28, 1927
Mrs. Ghittie Cook Is Summoned By Death.
     Following an illness of only a few days, Mrs. Ghittie Cook, aged 79, one of the county's most widely beloved women, passed away at her home at Stark Monday morning at 4 o'clock. Her death is mourned by a large number of relatives and friends.
     Mrs. Cook, who was born November 29, 1857, was the daughter of the late Mr. T. J. McMichael and was connected with a pioneer family of Butts county. As a young lady she joined Macedonia Baptist church and for a long number of years had manifested a keen interest in church and Sunday school work. She had been a teacher in the Sunday school for many years. She was of a sweet and gentle nature and was admired by all for her lofty traits of character. She was a sister of the late Mr. J. Matt McMichael and of Mrs. J. M. Andrews, being the sole surviving member of a family that had been prominent in the business, church and educational progress of the county.
     Mrs. Cook is survived by her husband, Mr. W. S. Cook; two step-brothers, Mr. B. T. McMichael, of Cork, and Mr. E. J. McMichael, of Roanoke, Va., and several nephews and nieces.
     Funeral services were held at Macedonia church Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock and a large number of relatives and friends gathered for a final tribute of love. The services were in charge of Rev. I. G. Walker, the pastor, and Rev. W. J. Bryson, of Flovilla, Interment was in the family lot in Macedonia cemetery.

Cook, Gloria Annette
Jackson Progress-Argus 15 Mar 1935
Bright Little Girl Passed Away Friday
     Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Cook, of Jackson, have the sympathy of hosts of friends in the death of their daughter, Gloria Annette, four years of age, which occurred Friday afternoon at 12:30 at the home of her grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Lavender. The little girl had been ill for several days and was removed to the home of her grandparents in Iron Springs district.
     The passing of this sweet and attractive little girl came as a severe blow to the family and to many friends who knew and admired her for her winsome personality and bright and sunny disposition. She was a great favorite with all who knew her.
     In addition to her parents, she is survived by a brother, Ronald; her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Lavender and Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Cook.
     Funeral services were held at Macedonia church Saturday afternoon at, 2 o'clock and Rev. H, M. Linkous conducted the impressive rites, with interment in the churchyard.
     The following tribute to the little girl was written by Rev. H. M. Linkous:
     Gloria passed her fourth birthday on January 13. She was a beautiful, affectionate and loving child, admired by every one. Her death leaves a vacant place in the hearts of parents and grandparents as well as in the hearts of a host of friends which can never be filled.
     Burial took place Saturday, March 10, at Macedonia church. Pallbearers were Clarke Linkous, Kenneth Linkous, Sanford Elliott and Foster Leverette. The floral contribution was very lovely.
     The sympathy of. the entire community is carried in this message to the stricken parents and grandparents. May the Great All-Father comfort their burdened hearts in this lonely and trying hour.

Cook, Grace Blanche Barnes
  The Jackson Progress-Argus May 26, 1922
Mrs. Askew Cook Claimed By Death.
     Following a critical illness of several days, Mrs. Grace Barnes Cook passed away at her home at the Central Georgia Power Company's plant, Thursday night of the past week. Though it did not occasion surprise, Mrs. Cook's demise came as a painful shock to the family and a host of friends. Peritonitis was given as the cause of death. Mrs. Cook became ill about two weeks ago and despite the best of medical attention and skilled nursing gradually grew weaker until the end came Thursday night.
     Mrs. Cook was 28 years of age and before her marriage was Miss Grace Barnes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Barnes of this city. She attended school in Jackson and was held in high esteem by all who knew her. For many years she had been a consistent member of Macedonia church. She was a splendid type of womanhood and her passing is mourned by a large circle of friends
     Surviving Mrs. Cook are her husband, Mr. B. A. Cook, who holds a responsible position with the Central Georgia Power Company, an infant daughter three months old; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Barnes, and the following brothers and sisters. Mrs. Blanche Rackley, of Atlanta, Mrs. Ray Barnes, of Venita Springs, Fla., Mrs. Birma Wasson. Of Deerun, Ga., Mrs. Willie Thaxton, J. L. Barnes, Jr., Miss Nita Barnes, Charlie Barnes, Judson Barnes, Miss Lucy Maud Barnes, of Jackson, all of whom have the profound sympathy of hosts of friends.
     Funeral services were held at Macedonia church Saturday morning at 11o'clock and a large number of friends gathered for a last tribute. Her pastor, Rev. J. A. Bonner, of College Park, paid the deceased an eloquent and loving tribute. Pretty floral offerings attested the esteem of relatives and friends. Interment was in the church cemetery.

Cook, H. E., Sr.
Jackson Progress Argus 28 Oct 1943
Bus Kills Farmer Fixing Flat Tire
    McDonough, Ga., Oct. 26.-- H. E. Cook Sr., 63 ,farmer and warehouseman of this city, died en route to an Atlanta hospital Monday night from injuries received when he was struck by a bus while fixing a flat tire on his car on Highway 42, one mile north of town.
    Sheriff Henry M. Amis, of Henry County, listed C. D. Edwards, of Jackson, as driver of the bus. He quoted Mr. Edwards as saying he did not see Mr. Cook until too late to swerve. No charge has been entered against the driver, the sheriff added. The bus is utilized to transport Negro workers to and from the Government project at Conley.

Cook, Hannah Mae Force
Jackson Progress Argus 10 Feb 1988
     Hannah Mae Force Cook, 89, of Jackson died early Tuesday morning at Sylvan Grove Hospital.
     The funeral will be held Wednesday, Feb. 10, a:t 3 p.m. in the chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Jackson cemetery.
     Mrs. Cook was born July 15, 1898, in Butts County, daughter, of Albert Washington Force and Mary Lou McRinley Force. She was the widow of Oscar Lee Cook and was employed by the Dixie Discount Store in Jackson for several years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Jackson, Jephtha Chapter 252 Order of the Eastern Star, the American Legion Auxiliary and the Sylvan Grove Hospital Auxiliary.
     Survivors include two sons, Ralph F. Cook of Jackson and Robert Cook of Vidalia; daughters, Lomse Itson of Jenkinsburg and Virginia Babb of Norcross; six grandchildren; several great grandchildren; nephews and, nieces.
     Sherrell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Cook, Hattie Lane Reeves
Jackson Progress Argus 25 Jun 1964
Cook, Hattie Lane Reeves Mrs.
Mrs. Hattie Cook Be Buried Today At Macedonia
     Mrs. Hattie Lane Reeves Cook, 64, widely known Jackson matron, died Wednesday morning about 2:15 o'clock at Sylvan Grove Hospital where she had been a patient for several days. Mrs. Cook had been in a period of declining health and her death was not totally unexpected.
     A native of Butts County, she was the daughter of William Henderson Reeves and Mrs. Mary Alice Blanks Reeves, also Butts natives. She had lived in Butts County most of her life and was a member of the Macedonia Baptist Church. Mrs. Cook was the widow of Earnest Willie Cook.
     Funeral services are to be held Thursday afternoon, June 25, at Macedonia Baptist Church with the Rev. Bill Thomas, pastor, and the Rev. James Burleson, pastor of the Pepperton Baptist Church, officiating. Interment will be in Macedonia Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Time of the funeral is 3 o'clock.
     Mrs. Cook is survived by one son, Willie Avery Cook of Jackson; three sisters, Mrs. Rosa Duke, Covington; Mrs. Eva Carter, Lakeland, Fla.; Mrs. Velma Blake, Atlanta; two brothers, A. V. Reeves and W. H. Reeves, both of Savannah; five grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.

Jackson Progress Argus 02 Jul 1964
Mrs. Cook Was Buried Thursday
     Pallbearers who served at the funeral services for Mrs. Hattie Lane Reeves Cook that were conducted last Thursday afternoon, June 25, at the Macedonia Baptist Church were T. W. Leverrett, Roy Webb Jr., Clifford Carter, John Wesley Cook, L. H. Duke and Charles Brooks.
     Mrs. Cook died Wednesday morning about 2:15 o'clock at Sylvan Grove Hospital. She had been in declining health , and her death was not totally unexpected.
     Names of the pallbearers were not available for the June 25 edition of the Jackson

Cook, Henry T.
Jackson Progress Argus 08 Feb 1984
     Henry T. Cook, 84, died early Friday afternoon at his home in Cairo, Ga. He had been seriously ill for some time.
     Mr. Cook was a retired superintendent of the propagating area of Wight Nurseries, well known wholesale nurseries.
     Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Lois W. Coo k; daughter, Mrs. Carl L. (Mildred) Kelley of Jackson; sons, Alvie B. Cook of Fairmount, William B. Cook of Warwic k, and Ray Cook of Hartford, Conn; five grandchildren and four grea t grandchildren; six sisters; two brothers; several nieces and nephews.
     Services were held Sunday at 4 p.m. at Tired Creek Primitive Baptist Church with. the Rev. O. V. Marshall officiating. Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery in Cairo.

Cook, Infant Son
Jackson Progress Argus 20 Dec 1978
Sunday Rites Were Held For Cook Infant
     Graveside services for the infant son of Al and Antonette Brownlee Cook, of Route 5, Jackson, were held Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Mt. Vernon Baptist Church cemetery, with Rev. Joe Parham officiating.
     The infant died Friday afternoon at the Griffin Spalding.
     Survivors in addition to the parents, are the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brownlee of Jackson, and Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Cook of Jenkinsburg. Haisten Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Cook, Janan Akin, Army Staff Sgt.
Jackson Progress Argus 25 Oct 1989
     Army Staff Sgt. Janan Akin Cook, 29, of Route 1, Jackson, died Oct. 15 at Fort Stewart, Ga., from an apparent accidental shooting.
     The funeral was held Thursday, Oct, 19, at 3 p.m. at Sardis Baptist Church in Henry County with the Rev. Oscar Walker, the Rev. Preston Bridges, and Army Chaplain Darrell Williams officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
     Mr. Cook was born in Spalding County, son of Wendell Cook and Charlotte Horton Smith, both of Jackson. He served in the Marine Corps, from 1977-79 and in the Marine Corps Reserves from June 1979 through April 1980. Mr. Cook joined the Army in April 1980 and served one year in Korea. His subsequent assignments were at Fort Riley, Kan., Germany, and Fort Stewart. He recently was given a humanitarian award for service in Charleston, S.C., after the area was hit by Hurricane Hugo. He was a member of Sardis Baptist Church,
     In addition to his parents, he is survived by his grandmother, Mildred Willard of Jackson; two brothers. Ken and David Cook, both of Jackson, sisters, Tommie Leigh and Sabrina Cook, both of Jackson; large number of uncles, aunts. and cousins.
     Sherrell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Cook, Jeanene Irene Nutt
Jackson Progress Argus 21 Mar 1984
     Mrs. Jeanene Irene Nutt Cook, 31, of Covington Road, Jackson, died early Wednesday morning at her residence.
     Mrs. Cook was born in Dooly County. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Nutt of Jackson.
     Survivors include her husband, Wendall Cook of Jackson; sons, Eric Nutt and David Cook of Jackson; daughters, Sabrina and Tommie Lee Cook of Jackson; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Nutt of Jackson; brothers, Bobby Nutt and Walter Nutt of Jackson; sisters, Sandra Webb of Forest Park, Beverly Socha of Macon, Shirley Mulnix of Clearwater, Fla., Regina Bush and Sherece Nutt, both of Jackson; grandmothers, Irene Nutt of Vienna, Ga., and Bettie Lee Collins of College Park; several nieces and nephews.
     Services were held Friday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home with the Rev. Jack Bryant officiating. Burial was in the Macedonia Baptist Church cemetery.
     Sherrell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Cook, Jeanette Marie Bunch
Jackson Progress Argus 08 Oct 1986
     Jeanette Marie Bunch Cook, 48, of Route 3, Jackson, the Covington Road, died Thursday morning at her residence.
     The funeral was held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Macedonia Baptist Church with the Revs. John **** and Maxie Threatt officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. .
     Mrs. Cook was born in Monroe County, daughter of Lena Bunch and the late Reginald Bunch. She was employed at Picture Perfect in Jackson and was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church.
     Survivors include her husband, Billy Cook; sons, Bobby and Randy Cook, both of Jackson; daughter, Donna Peek of Jackson; grandchildren, Alicia and Erica Cook and Nikki Peek, all of Jackson; mother, Lena Bunch of Jenkinsburg; sister, Regilene Small of Milledgeville; brothers, Philip Bunch of Forsyth and Glen Bunch of Calhoun; mother-in-law, Mrs. Robert Cook of Jackson; several nephews and nieces.
     Sherrell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Cook, John Franklin
Jackson Progress Argus 13 May 1987
     John Franklin Cook, 91, of Route 2, Jackson, the Stark community, died Friday evening at the Heritage Inn Nursing Home in Barnesville.
     The funeral was held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Macedonia Baptist Church with the Revs. John Waller and Maxie Threatt officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
     Mr. Cook was born Sept. 21, 1895, in Butts County, son of Tom Cook and Sally Waits Cook. He was married to the late Gladies Singley Cook.
     A farmer and carpenter before his retirement, Mr. Cook was the oldest member of Macedonia Baptist Church, which he joined more than 80 years ago. He was a member of the Senior, Adult Sunday School Class.
     Survivors include a brother and sister-in-law, Ralph and Bamie Cook of Jackson; daughter-in-law, Sarah Morgan Cook of Jackson; grandchildren, David and Gene Cook and Joy Jones, all of Jackson; four granddaughter of John Edwards and Roaie Anderson Edwards.

Cook, John Thomas
  Butts County Progress June 4, 1915
     Following an illness of only a few days Mr. J. T. Cook, one of Butts county's staunch and highly respected citizens, passed away at his home near Jenkinsburg Thursday morning, May 27. His illness was not generally known and news of his death came as a shock to his family and a large circle of friends.
Mr. Cook was 64 years of age and was a prominent citizen of his community. He was a Mason and a man of affairs and enjoyed the confidence and the esteem of his fellow citizens.
     Surviving Mr. Cook are his wife, who was Miss Sarah Harper before her marriage, two sons, Messrs. Walter and Askew Cook, two daughters, Misses Sudie and Ghittie Cook; three brothers, Messrs. W. S., Joe, and Richard Cook, three sisters, Mrs. Dora Moore and Mrs. Lina Straughn, of Texas and Mrs. Mamie Straughn.
     The funeral was held Friday morning at 10 o'clock at the Baptist church in Jenkinsburg, Rev. F. G. Spearman officiating. The services at the grave were in charge of the Jenkinsburg lodge of Masons.

Butts County Progress June 25, 1915
Memorial To Mr. J. T. Cook
     Brother J. T. Cook was born March 10, 1849 and departed this life to take on life immortal May 28, 1915. He was a man of spotless moral character, always upholding and living the principles of righteousness and brotherly kindness. He joined the Methodist church when he was 26 years of age and he has always been true and faithful to his church, serving God in sincerity and in truth. He was made a Mason in 1880 and was a charter member of Jenkinsburg lodge. He remained true to the very end to his Masonic obligations. He was always faithful to his lodge and was always on hand when it met. He was a true Mason, a true Christian and has reaped his reward in his everlasting inheritance with the saints of God,
"Into the realms of endless light
His sainted soul hath flown,
Today his spirit rests besides
His Fathers golden throne.
Within the arms of Him he loves,
Upon His precious breast,
He leans on Him above,
Who died to give him rest."
Be it resolved, That the above memorial of Bro. J. T. Cook be adopted by the Jenkinsburg lodge No. 474, F. & A. M., that a copy be sent the county paper for publication, and a copy be handed to his devoted wife.
Respectfully submitted.
Rev. Frank G. Spearman; T. B. Fletcher; J. M. Mills; Committee.

Cook, John Thomas
Jackson Progress-Argus, January 31, 1946. J. Tom Cook Taken by Death at Stark Home.
     John Thomas Cook, 78 years of age, died at his home at Stark at 4;20 p.m. January 24 as a result of a short illness. He had not been in robust health recently but his last illness lasted only one day.
     One of the county's esteemed residents, Mr. Cook had spent an active career in the Stark community. For many years he was sexton of Macedonia cemetery and discharged his duties in a manner to win the praise of all. He was a member of Macedonia church and was admired for his sterling qualities of character.
     Survivors include his wife, the former Miss Sallie Waits; four sons, John F., Tommie L., Bennie and Ralph Cook; two daughters, Mrs. W. T. Leverett and Miss Fleetie Cook; thirteen grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
     Funeral services were held at Macedonia church Saturday morning at 11 o'clock and Rev. L. H. Amason and Rev. J. S. Hays officiated. Burial was in the churchyard and plans were directed by Thornton Funeral Home.

Cook, John Wesley
Jackson Progress Argus 04 Mar 1987
     John Wesley Cook, 70, of Route' 2, Jackson, the Stark community, died Saturday afternoon of an apparent heart attack.
     The funeral was held Monday at 2 p.m. at Macedonia Baptist Church with the Rev; John Waller and the Rev. Maxie Threatt officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
     Mr. Cook was a lifelong resident of Butts County, son of John Franklin Cook and the late Gladys Singley Cook. A carpenter and farmer, Mr. Cook was associated for several years with Newton Coal and Lumber Co. in Griffin. One of his projects was the Flint River Regional Library building in Griffin, where he was the maintenance supervisor until his retirement in January of this year. He was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church.
     Survivors include his wife, Sarah Morgan Cook; sons, David R. Cook and Gene Cook, both of Jackson; daughter, Joy Cook Jones of Jackson; father, John Cook of Jackson; six grandchildren; one great grandson; several nephews and nieces.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Cook, Johnnie Dykes
Jackson Progress Argus 06 Oct 1993
     Johnnie Dykes Cook of Jackson died Sat., Oct. 2, at the Medical Center of Middle, Georgia in Macon.
     Funeral services were held Mon., Oct 4, at Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. Joel Brown and Rev. Joey Seabolt officiating. Interment was in the Pepperton Cemetery.
     Mrs. Cook was born Dec. 11, 1936 in Telfair County, daughter of the late John and Suzie Powell Dykes.
     She was a homemaker and for many year she assisted her husband in the operation of Superior Cleaners in Jackson. She was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church.
     Survivors include husband Jack Cook of Jackson; sons Greg S. Cook of Jackson, son and daughter-in-law Mark E. and Linda Cook of Griffin and son and daughter-in-law John D. and Cindy Cook of Jackson; brother Dennis Dykes of Virginia; sisters Ann Long of Macon, Pauline Brown of McRae and Madgeline Hall and of Margie; mother-in-law and father-in-law Mr. and Mrs. A. G Cook of Jackson; one granddaughter; and several nieces and nephews.
     Sherrell Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Cook, Learon Herschel
Jackson Progress Argus 11 Jul 1984
     Learon Herschel Cook, 32, of 959 Mangham Road, Griffin, was dead on arrival at the Griffin-Spalding Hospital Friday of an apparent heart attack.
     Mr. Cook was born in Spalding County and was a member of the Church of the Nazarene in Jackson. He was employed by Westinghouse in Atlanta.
     Survivors include his wife, Wanda Prince Cook; daughter, Shanna Dyan Cook; son, Justin Cook; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Boyd Cook of Jackson; sisters, Susan Diane Thompson of Dothan, Ala. and Annie Lynn Green of Leesburg; brother, Wayne Cook of Jackson; several nieces and. nephews.
     Services were held Monday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Woodlawn Funeral Home in Griffin with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery in Griffin.

Cook, Lillie Clyde Lane
Jackson Progress Argus 20 Apr 1967
Mrs. B. A. Cook Was Buried At Stark on Monday
     Mrs. Benjamin Albert Cook, 78, one of Butts County's most widely known and beloved women, died unexpectedly Saturday night at Westbury Medical Care Home, Inc. where she had been a patient since early in February. Although Mrs. Cook had been in declining health for several years her unexpected passing came as a shock to her many friends.
     The former Miss Lillie Clyde Lane, she was born in Jones County but had made her home in Butts County for more than 70 years. She was the daughter of Mr. William Lewis Lane Sr. and Mrs. Clotilda Pope Lane. She was a member of the Stark Methodist Church.
     Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at 2:30 from the Stark Methodist Church with Rev. Don Harp, pastor of the Jenkinsburg charge, and Frank Smith, pastor of Cedar Rock Congregational Methodist Church, officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mrs. Cook is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Jim McMichael of Jackson, Mrs. Arthur Hall of Tucker, Mrs. Jack Anthony and Mrs. Charles Cook, both of Decatur; three sons, Hulon and Fred Cook, both of Jackson, B. L. Cook of LaGrange; two sisters, Miss Ruby Lane of Jenkinsburg and Mrs. Mildred Mangan of Lambertville, New Jersey; one brother, W. L. Lane Jr. of Decatur; 16 grandchildren, four great grandchildren.
     Pallbearers were grandsons and included Tommy McMichael, Harold McMichael, Arthur Hall, Richard Cook, Leon Cook and Douglas Cook.

Cook, Lucille Maddox
Jackson Progress Argus 20 May 1987
     Lucille Maddox Cook, 88, formerly of 323 W. Third St., Jackson died May 13 at the Westbury Medical Care Home in Jenkinsburg where she had lived since November 1984.
     The funeral was held Thursday at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with the Rev. Mack Tribble officiating. Burial was in the Cedar Rock cemetery.
     Mrs. Cook was born in Butts County, daughter of William Hopson Maddox and Ola Willard Maddox. She was the widow of Ray Cook, who died in November 1984, and she was a member of the Jackson United Methodist Church.
     Survivors include a daughter, Eva Mae Ellsworth of San Francisco, Calif; grandchildren, Eleanor Coleman of Peachtree City and Samuel Coleman Sr. of Jackson; great-grandson, Samuel Y. Coleman Jr.; sisters-in-law, Mattie Maddox and Lois Maddox, both of Jackson; several nephews and nieces.
     Haisten Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Cook, Marion Louise Lunsford
Jackson Progress Argus 16 Jul 1980
Mrs. Cook Was Buried Saturday
     Funeral services for Mrs. Marion Louise Lunsford Cook of Route 1, Jackson were held Saturday at 3:00 in the chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home.
     Rev. Chuck McCrackin officiated and interment was in the Macedonia Baptist Church cemetery. Mrs. Cook died Thursday morning of an apparent heart seizure.
     She was born Feb. 22, 1930 in Henry County, the daughter of the late Barney Lunsford and the late Mary Francis Mitchell Lunsford.
     She was employed by the Kym Company and was a former school bus driver for the Butts County school system.
     Mrs. Cook is survived by her husband, Garland Cook; two sons, Mr. Larry Cook of Locust Grove and Mr. Tim Cook of Jackson; one daughter, Mrs. Pam Farrow of Rocky Plain, Ga., four grandchildren; a half sister, Mrs. Mildred Stroud, and several nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers included John Blanford, Joe Harris, Jimmy Rogers, Keith Rogers, Randy Hamlin and Watson Vaughn.
     Sherrell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Cook, Martha Susan (Sudie)
  The Jackson Progress-Argus September 10, 1915
Miss Sudie Cook Passed Away.
     Miss Sudie Cook, aged 38, died at her home in Jenkinsburg at 3 o'clock Monday morning. Miss Cook had been in feeble health for several years, though her death comes as a shock to her family and a wide circle of friends. She was a member of the Baptist church.
     Miss Cook is survived by her mother, Mrs. J. T. Cook, and several brothers and sisters.
     The funeral took place Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock at Jenkinsburg Baptist church, Rev. I. G. Walker, of Locust Grove, officiating. Interment was in the Jenkinsburg Cemetery.

Cook, Martee Ray
Jackson Progress Argus 02 Mar 1978
Monday Rites Were Held For M. R.Cook, 58
     Martee Ray Cook, 58, of B-28 Broadmoor Apts., Greenville, S. C., husband of Geneva Bookout Cook, died Saturday, February 25th.
     A native of Jackson Georgia, he was son of thE late Raymond Franklin and Dovie Thaxton Cook. He was retired from Greenville Orthopedic Appliances and was a Baptist.
     Surviving also are a daughter, Brenda Ray Cook of the home; and brothers, W. A. and E. P. Cook of Jackson, Ga.; and R. F. Cook, Jr. of Covington.
     Services were held Monday at 11 a.m. at The Mackey Mortuary with burial in Sharon Memorial Park Charlotte, N. C.
     Those from Jackson attending the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Winfred A. Cook Harry Cook, Pete Cook: Terry Kitchens; also Mrs. Ronnie Cook of Griffin, and Raymond Junior Cook of Porterdale. Mrs. Diane Kitchens went to Greenville on Sunday.

Cook, Mattie Bowden Singley
Jackson Progress Argus, August 9, 1945.
Mrs. E. W. Cook Called by Death.
     Mr. E. W. Cook, 56 years of age, died at her home near Jenkinsburg at 7 o'clock Friday night after an illness of several weeks.
     Born in Greene county, she was the former Miss Mattie Bowden Singley, and during a residence of several years made many friends in the county. She was a member of the Jackson Church of the Nazarene.
     Survivors are her husband; one son, W. A. Singley of Brunswick; two daughters, Mrs. Morris Faulkner and Miss Juanita Cook of Jackson; a grandson, Richard Donald Faulkner; three sisters, Mrs. J. T. Pearson of McDonough, Mrs. L. C. Rogers of Covington, and Mrs. C. E. Summers of Atlanta.
     Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Sunday at the church of the Nazarene. Rev. Mr. Holloman of Jones county and Rev. Ralph Goodwin, the pastor, officiated. Burial was in the Cedar Rock cemetery and Thornton Funeral Home had charge of plans.
     Pallbearers were Andrews Cook, Girden Cook, C. N. Crapo, James Crapo, S. A. Elliott, and Malvin Cook.

Cook, Mattie Fleetie
Jackson Progress Argus 06 Jan 1982
     Funeral services for Miss Mattie Fleetie Cook, 89, of 135 Carter Avenue, Jackson, were held Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Macedonia Baptist Church. The Rev. Maxie Threatt officiated and interment was in the church cemetery under the direction of Haisten Funeral Home.
     Miss Cook died Tuesday at the Westbury Medical Care Home in Jenkinsburg where she had been a patient for the past month.
     A lifelong resident of Butts County, she was daughter of the late John Thomas Cook and Mrs. Sara Elizabeth Waits Cook. She had been a resident of the Stark community until about 10 years ago when she moved to Jackson.
     She was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church for 63 years and had been active in all of the church's programs until her health failed.
     Survivors include two brothers, John Cook and Ralph Cook, both of Jackson; seven nieces and eight nephews.
     Pallbearers were nephews, T. W. Leverette, Hershel Leverette, Donald Leverette, Garland Cook, Warthen Cook, Wendell Cook, John Wesley Cook, Willie Avery Cook and Gene Mitchell.

Cook, Nena Violata Carter
Jackson Progress Argus 22 Jul 1954
Rites at Parrott For Mrs. Nena Cook
     Funeral services for Mrs. Nena Violata Carter Cook, 82, sister of Mrs. A. G. Preston of Flovilla, were held Tuesday at 2 p. m. in the Parrott Baptist Church with Rev. L. H. Britt and Rev. J. W. Ham officiating. Burial was in the Parrott cemetery with Peacock & Ball Funeral Home in charge.
     Mrs. Cook, died Sunday at noon at Cleveland, Ga., where she was visiting. She was born in Webster county, daughter of Dr. J. W. Carter and Mrs. Mary Askew Carter, and recently had made her home with relatives. She spent some time here with her sister.
     In addition to Mrs. Preston, she is survived by a niece, Mrs. Edith Britton of Jackson; two nephews, W. C. Morton of Jackson and James W. Preston, US Army.
     
Cook, Oscar Lee
Jackson Progress Argus 02 Nov 1961
Heart Attack On Thursday Claims Oscar L. Cook
     Mr. Oscar Lee Cook, 66, veteran Jackson police officer, succumbed to a heart attack Thursday morning at his home at 312 North Mulberry Street. The fatal seizure struck without warning as Mr. Cook, a night policeman, had worked his night beat the morning of the attack.
     Born in Jasper county on May 22, 1895, he was the son of the late Robert Lee Cook and Mrs. Kate Thompson Cook, who survives. After moving to Butts county Mr. Cook was employed for many years by Settle & Robison in their extensive farming operations.
     Mr. Cook was elected to the Jackson Police Force effective January 1, 1959, and had served with fidelity and devotion, winning friends by tactful handling of his many duties.
     Funeral services were held at the First Baptist Church in Jackson Friday afternoon at three o'clock the Rev. Sidney L. Waterhouse, pastor officiating, assisted by the Rev. William, L. Cawthon, pastor of the Jackson Methodist Church. Interment was in the Jackson City Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Hannah Mae Force Cook; mother, Mrs. Kate Lumsden of Jackson two daughters, Mrs. Louise Itson, Atlanta; Mrs. John Babb Chamblee; three sons, Robert Lee Cook, Vidalia; Augustus W. Cook, Jackson; Ralph F. Cook Jackson; one sister, Mrs. Pierce Willard, Jackson; three brothers, Robert W. Cook, Ray Cook and Settle Cook, all of Jackson; a half brother, W. T. Lumsden, Atlanta; five grandchildren.
     Active pallbearers were Gordon. Bankston, J. D. Pope Sr., David Settle, Curtis Kelley T E. Robison Jr., and Bill Sasser. Members of the Jackson Police Department served as honorary pallbearers.

Cook, Posey
  The Jackson Progress-Argus October 24, 1919
Two Negroes Slain Sunday
Drunken row and pistol has usual ending. Alleged slayer held in Butts county jail. Inquest held.
     As a result of a drunken row, the origin and details of which are unknown, Posey Cook was shot and instantly killed and Jackson Johnston is in serious condition and not expected to live, and John Logan is in the Butts county jail charged with the crime. The trouble occurred Sunday afternoon about 1 o'clock on the public road at or near the farm of Col. C. L. Redman.
     All of the participants are colored. Cook was a brother-in-law of Logan.
     The men are said to have been riding along in a buggy and from some cause, the nature of which is not given, a dispute arose and Logan pulled his pistol and shot Cook and Johnson. Cook died in a short time and Johnson was still alive Monday morning.
     Sheriff Lavender was sent for and arrived on the scene shortly after the shooting. Logan was brought to the county jail. He was still in a drunken stupor Monday morning and appeared not to know what he had done.
     An inquest was held Sunday afternoon, the jury returning a verdict that Cook came to his death from gunshot wounds inflicted by Logan.
  
Cook, Rachael Frances Roth
Jackson Progress Argus 07 Oct 1992
     Rachael Frances Roth Cook of Jenkinsburg died Thurs., Oct. 1, 1992 at the Georgia Baptist Medical Center in Atlanta following an illness of several weeks.
     Funeral services were held Saturday in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home, with Rev. Danny Hughes officiating. Interment Was in Ashland, Mo.
     Mrs. Cook was born Sept. 10, 1910 in Carthage, Mo., daughter of the late Henry and Mary Craig Roth. She and her husband resided in Ashland, Mo. before returning to his native Butts County several years ago.
     Mrs. Cook was a member of the First Baptist Church in Jackson where she was a member of the adult choir. She was a member of the Jeptha Chapter 252, OES, in Jackson and the White Shrine in Columbia, Mo.
     Survivors include husband, Copeland L. Cook of Jackson; son and daughter-in-law Roger and Pat Cook of Ashland, Mo.; three grandchildren; three great grandchildren; brothers-in-law and sister-in-law Girden Cook, Buck Cook and Mildred Elliott; and several nieces and nephews.
     Haisten Funeral Home was in charge of local arrangements.
        
Cook, Ralph
Jackson Progress Argus 27 Jul 1994
     Ralph Cook of Jackson died Wed., July 20, at his residence on Brookwood Avenue.
     Funeral services were held Fri., July 22, in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with Rev. Maxie Threatt and Dr. Rodney Autry officiating. Interment was in the Jackson City Cemetery
     Mr. Cook was born Sept. 29, 1906 in Butts County, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cook.
     He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U. S. Army, and was a retired cost accountant with the U. S. Civil Service at the Atlanta Army Depot. He was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church in Butts County.
     Survivors include wife, Bamie Rivers Cook of Jackson and several nieces and nephews.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Cook, Rankin Lee
Jackson Progress Argus 17 Feb 1993
     Rankin Lee Cook died Fri., Feb. 12, at Georgia Baptist Medical Center in Atlanta where he had been a patient for the past week.
     Funeral services were held Saturday at the First Baptist Church of Jackson with Rev. Danny Hughes, officiating. Interment was in the Jackson City Cemeteiy.
     Mr. Cook was born Jan. 22, 1957 in Jackson, son of Willie Avery and Virginia Rawls Cook.
     He was a graduate of Indian Springs Academy and Griffin Tech and a member of the Second Baptist Church.
     He was former owner and operator of Piedmont Realty Co. in Jackson and the Jackson Skating Rink. He worked with law enforcement agencies in Butts and surrounding counties, especially by piloting his helicopter. He was also a Jackson/Butts County volunteer fireman. Mr. Cook was road manager of the band, Dixie Highway.
     Survivors include his parents; brother and sister-in-law Mark and Lou Ann Cook; sisters and brothers-in-law Priscilla and Barry Weaver and Avery and Albert Smith; nephews and niece Al and Lisa Smith, Andy and Adam Smith, Brian Gibson and Stephen and Kayla Cook; great nephew John Tyler Smith, all of Jackson.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Cook, Raymond Franklin
Jackson Progress Argus 26 Jun 1952
Raymond Cook Taken By Death
     Raymond Franklin Cook 57, died Sunday afternoon in the Griffin-Spalding County Hospital. He had been in declining health several months.
     He was born and reared in Jasper county, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Fitch Cook.
For the past 15 years he had made his home in Jackson and took an active interest in community affairs.
     Funeral services were held in the Pepperton Baptist Church Tuesday at 11 a. m. and Rev. T. J Thaxton and Rev. Ralph Shea officiated. Burial was in the Macedonia cemetery with Ray M. Persons Funeral Home of Monticello in charge of arrangements.
     The pallbearers were John Robert Pulliam, Wincel Pulliam, Raleigh James, Ed Thaxton, Davis Willard, Bernard Williams.
     Survivors are his wife and two daughters, Mrs. Larue Kitchens of Jackson and, Mrs. Rayford Boyd of Atlanta; four sons, Martee Ray Cook of Gastonia, N. C.; Raymond Cook of Covington; Winfred and Ellis Cook of Jackson; three sisters, Mrs. Minnie Lee Hooper, Mrs. Paul Bailey, of Monticello; Mrs. Byron Edwards of Shady Dale; one brother, Hugh Cook of Monticello.

Cook, Richard Henderson
Jackson Progress Argus 3 Mar 1933
Mr. R. H. Cook Died at Oxford Saturday
     The death of Mr. Richard Henderson Cook, aged 80, occurred Saturday afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. Tom Ellington, near Oxford. In declining health for the past four years, Mr. Cook suffered a critical illness about three weeks ago.
     He was born April 11, 1853 and was a son of Mr. and Mrs. John Cook of Fincherville, the family having long been prominent in this section. Mr. Cook was a member of the Baptist church in which he was formerly active. At the age of twenty he was married to Miss Mattie Bridges, who preceded him in death thirty-seven years.
     Mr. Cook is survived by the following children: Mrs. E. J. Foster, of Jackson; Mrs. J. Tom Ellington, of Oxford; J. F. and C. G. Cook, of Atlanta; J. H. Cook, of Conyers; J. E. Cook, of Eastman; W. A. and B. M. Cook, of Oxford, and F. S. Cook, of Macon; one sister, Mrs. W. D. Moore, of Texas, and two brothers, J. A. Cook, of Covington and W. S. Cook, of Jackson. He is also survived by forty grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren.
     Funeral services were held at Worthville Baptist church Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with Rev. J. W. Lietch, of Atlanta, Rev. Peter Marshal, of Covington, and Rev. J. B. Stodghill, of Jenkinsburg, officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery.

Cook, Robert F.
  Butts County Progress June 23, 1911
Mr. R. F. Cook Passed Away Tuesday Morning.
     The death of Mr. Bob Cook occurred at his home near the city Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock, death being due to typhoid fever.
     Mr. Cook was a good citizen and enjoyed the friendship and good will of all who knew him. He was a native of Jasper county but lived in Butts for some years. He is survived by his wife, five sons and one daughter; two brothers, Messrs. Arch and Albert Cook, one sister, Mrs. C. T. Lumsden.
     The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon at Fellowship.

Cook, Robert L.
Jackson Progress Argus 16 Nov 1988
     Robert L. (Bob) Cook of Route 3, Vidalia, died Sunday night at his residence following a brief illness.
     The funeral was held Wednesday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Stewart Funeral Home in Vidalia with the Rev. James L. Wilson officiating. A burial service, with military honors, was held at 3:30 p.m. in the Jackson cemetery.
     Mr. Cook was a native of Butts County and had resided in Vidalia for the past 42 years. He was a retired employee of the Threlkeld Motor Co. in Vidalia and was also a retired farmer.
     A veteran of World War II, Mr. Cook was a member of the Disabled American Veterans and the American Legion. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Vidalia.
     Survivors include his wife, Beatrice L. Cook; son, Mercer Cook of Milledgeville;
daughter, Cheryl Lee Raffield of Rincon, Ga.; brother, Ralph L. Cook of Jackson; sisters, Jennie Babb of Norcross and Louise Itson of Jenkinsburg.
     Haisten Funeral Home was in charge of local arrangements.
Cook, Robert Lane
Jackson Progress Argus 13 Jul 1961
Master Robert L. Cook Dies On Monday Morning
     Robert Lane Cook, 4-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Avery Cook, died Monday morning at Eggleston Hospital following a comparatively short illness.
     Doctors several months ago discovered the bright youngster suffering from a malady for which medical science could offer only scant hope. Last week his condition worsened and he was returned to Eggleston Hospital where he succumbed Monday. He was a member of the Pepperton Baptist Sunday School.
     Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the Pepperton Baptist Church with the Rev. James Burleson, pastor, and the Rev. Wayman Merritt officiating. Interment was in the Jackson City Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge.
     Survivors include his parents, Willie Avery and Mrs. Virginia Rawls Cook; three sisters: Priscilla Cook; Avery Cook, and Rosemary Cook; two brothers, Mark Cook and Rankin Cook; grandmother, Mrs. Hattie Cook,. Indian Springs; great grandmother, Mrs. Eva Clements, Hazelhurst.
     Pallbearers were Allen Byars, Buddy Gilbert, Chuck Pulliam and Terry Kitchens.
Cook, Robert Wesley
Jackson Progress Argus 26 Oct 1972
Robt. W. Cook Passes After Brief Illness
     Mr. Robert Wesley Cook, 72, of Route 1, Jackson, former Butts County Commissioner and widely known farmer of .the Four Points Community, died about midnight Tuesday evening, October 17th, at Crawford Long Hospital in Atlanta following a short illness.
     Mr. Cook was born May 29, 1900 in Jasper County to the late Mr. Robert Lee Cook and Mrs. Kate Thompson Cook. He was a retired farmer and a former chairman of the Butts County Board of Roads and Revenues and was a member of Stark United Methodist Church.
     Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon at Start United Methodist Church with Rev. John Huggins, pastor, and Rev. R. W. Jenkins, pastor of Macedonia Baptist Church, officiating. Interment was in the churchyard cemetery with Sherrell Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Cook is survived by his wife Mrs. Alberta Barham Cook of Jackson; five sons, James Cook, Howell Cook, Maurice Cook, Billy F. Cook, all of Jackson, and William L. Cook of Atlanta; three daughters, Mrs. Sarah Ruth Washington of Jackson; Mrs. Ruby Norwood of Atlanta, Mrs. Doris Smith of Sandy Springs; two brothers,
Ray Cook of Jackson, W. T. Lumsden of Atlanta; one sister, Mrs. Nina Willard of McDonough; 18 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren.
     Pallbearers were J. P. Willard, Chester Cook, Ralph Cook, R. A. Cook, Hugh Polk, Edward Cook, Alton Willard.

Cook, Rosebud Magnilean Force
Jackson Progress-Argus Sep 20, 1956
Last Rites Were Held on Friday of Mrs. Cook
     Funeral services for Mrs. Rosebud Force Cook, 62, were held Friday evening, September 14, at 11 o'clock at the First Baptist Church with Rev. G. A. Briggs, pastor, and Rev. T. J. Thaxton officiating.
     The daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Albert Force, she was born in Butts county and had spent most of her life here. She was a member of the First Baptist Church and active in the support of its causes.
     Survivors include five sons, Odel and Ellis Cook, Jackson; Chester and Dorsey Cook, Kannapolis, N. C.; and Byron Cook, U. S. Navy; a sister, Mrs. O. L. Cook, Jackson; two brothers, Raymond Force, Charlotte, N. C., and T. W. Force, Covington; 15 grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.
     Interment was in Macedonia Baptist Church with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Pallbearers were J. C. Babb, Hugh Polk, Howard Cook, Ed Itson, Lamar King and R. A. Cook.

Cook, Roy Allison
Jackson Progress Argus 22 Jan 1992
     Mr. Roy Allison . A.) Cook, 65, of Mimosa Drive in Jenkinsburg died Wednesday morning, Jan. 15, at Emory University Hospital following an illness of several months.
     The funeral was conducted Friday, Jan. 17, in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home in Jackson, with Dr. Ann Nell Fletcher and the Rev. A. L. Price officiating. Interment was in the Jenkinsburg Cemetery.
     Mr. Cook was born in Newton County, son of Annie Mae Lynch Cook and the late Allison Settle Cook.
     A veteran, Mr. Cook served in the Army/Air Force for several years and was a member of the VFW. He was a member of Stark United Methodist Church.
     Mr. Cook, along with his wife, owned and operated Cook's Lunchroom on Second Street in Jackson for many years until his retirement about a year ago. He was a member of St. John's Lodge #45 F.&A.M. in Jackson.
     Survivors include his wife, Betty Farrar Cook of Jenkinsburg, son and daughter-in-law, Al and Antoinette Brownlee Cook of Jackson; daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Michael Setter of Riverdale; four grandchildren, Dave and Ron Cook of Jackson, and Lori and Melanie Setter of Riverdale; mother, Annie Mae Lynch Cook of Jackson; sister, Bernice Cawthon of Woodstock.
     Those desiring may send a contribution to Stark United Methodist Church in memory of Mr. Cook.
     Haisten Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Cook, Sarah Elizabeth Waits
Jackson Progress Argus 21 Feb 1952
Mrs. Cook Died Tuesday Night
     Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Waits Cook, one of Butt county's best known and beloved women, died Tuesday night at her home at Stark. Mrs. Cook who was 87 years old, had been in feeble health for some time. She was born in Jasper county, daughter of Eli Waits and Martha Head Waits.
     Funeral services will be held on Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock at Macedonia church, where she held membership, and will be conducted by Rev. J. S. Hayes, Rev. W. M. Blackwell, pastor, and Rev. T. J. Thaxton.
     Survivors include two daughters, Miss Fleetie Cook and Mrs. Tommy Leverette, both of' Jackson; four sons, Bennie, Ralph, John and Tommy Lee Cook, all of Jackson; four
sisters, Mrs. Hattie Steights and Mrs. Carrie Fincher, both of Buchanan, Mrs. Lena Thomas, Atlanta, Mrs. Ida Brown, Anniston, Ala.; one brother, C'harley Head of Flovilla; 15 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren.
         
Cook, Scott Hudson
Jackson Progress Argus 26 Apr 1956
Scott H. Cook Is Killed Monday in Auto Accident
     Scott Hudson Cook, 60, was killed almost instantly Monday afternoon at 1 p. m. when his car crashed into an embankment on State Highway 16, at the intersection of Stark Post Road with the state road near the Ocmulgee River bridge.
     Cook's car failed to stop at the intersection of the two roads, plunged across the highway and into a high embankment on the right side of the road, just a few yards from the Ocmulgee River.
     A native of Eatonton and a former resident of Cochran and Eastman, Cook had made his home in Jackson since his marriage several months ago to the former Mrs. Ida O'Neal. He was employed as a clerk by a Forsyth hotel.
     Funeral services were held Wednesday at 11 o'clock from the First Baptist Church, with Rev. G. A. Briggs and Rev. Wade H. Bell Jr. officiating. Interment was in Bethany Cemetery at Cochran, Ga., under the direction of Haisten Funeral Home.
     Pallbearers were Ab Scott, O. P. Hoffman, Ralph H. Hosford, J. T. Stokes, Jim Stokes, and W. A. Smith.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Ida O'Neal Cook; a son, Bobby Cook of Charnblee; four daughters, Mrs. Guy Stokes, of Chamblee; Mrs. Don Shepherd of Atlanta, Mrs. Sara Thompson of Eastman, and Mrs. Betty Jean Banks of Atlanta; one sister, Mrs. Aleen Thompson of Jacksonville, Fla; and a brother, R. L. Cook ,of Eastman.

Cook, Simon
  Butts County Progress, December 24, 1909
Simon Cook Dies Of Injuries Received.
     Simon Cook, colored, who was shot in a general fight that took place Saturday night about two weeks ago, in which one negro was killed and several injured, died of his wounds early Sunday morning. It will be remembered Will Swift was killed and Simon Cook and Charles Ogletree seriously wounded. The Cook negro has hovered between life and death for several days.
     Lemon Oliver and Charles Ogletree were held for further investigation at the coroner's inquest which probed the matter. Oliver was one of the negroes who escaped from the county jail Friday night.
     The Ogletree negro is still suffering from the injuries received in the pistol fight.

Cook, Tommie Lee
Jackson Progress Argus 30 Mar 1978
Tommie Lee Cook Buried Here Thursday
     Tommie Lee Cook, 80, of Route 2, Jackson, died Tuesday afternoon, March 21, at Sylvan Grove Hospital where he had been a patient for a month.
     Born October 9, 1897 in Butts County, he was son of the late Tom Cook and the late Sarah Waits Cook. He was a retired farmer.
     Surviving Mr. Cook are three sons, Wendall Cook, James Cook and Garland Cook, all of Jackson; four daughters, Mrs. Katherine Phillips and Mrs. Sara Ruth Kitchens, both of Jackson, Mrs. Evye Lois Blanford of Ellenwood, Mrs. Shirley Elrod of McDonough; two brothers, John Cook and Ralph Cook, both of Jackson; one sister, Miss Fleetie Cook of Jackson; 32 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; a large number of nieces and nephews.
     Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon at three o'clock from the chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home with the Rev. Maxie Threatt officiating. Interment was in Macedonia Baptist Church cemetery.
     Pallbearers were Donald Leverette, T. W.Leverette, Jerry Thaxton, Willie Avery Cook, Winfred A. Cook, and John Robert Pulliam.

Cook, Tracy Ann
Jackson Progress Argus 04 Mar 1958
Graveside Rites for Tracy Ann Cook to Be Held on Friday
     Graveside rites for Tracy Ann Cook, infant daughter of Airman First Class and Mrs. Jackie Lee Cook, of Buzzard Bay, Mass., will be held at the Pepperton cemetery Friday afternoon, December 5th, at 3:30 p. m. with the Rev. James Burleson, pastor of the Pepperton Baptist Church, officiating.
     In addition to her parents, she is survived by her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Cook, of Jackson, and Mr. and Mrs. John Dykes of McRae.
     The body will arrive in Jackson Thursday and will remain at Patterson Funeral Home until time of service.

Cook, Vester Levi Monroe
Jackson Progress Argus 07 Jul 1982
     Funeral services for Vester Levi Monroe Cook, of Lake Cindy, Hampton, were held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Lake Cindy Baptist Church in Hampton. The Rev. Glen T. Higgins, Sr. and Rev. Jim Bowen officiated and interment was in the Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church cemetery in Henry County under the direction of Pittman-Rawls Funeral Home of Griffin.
     Mr. Cook died Saturday in the Griffin Spalding County Hospital where he had been a patient for two weeks.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Bessie Hay Cook; daughter, Miss Marie Fannin of Hampton; sons, William E. Cook of Hampton, Eulyes Cook of Winona, Texas, J. D. Cook of McDonough; sisters, Mrs. Ester Roberts of Lawrenceville, Mrs. Bessie Swafford of Doraville and Mrs. Dessie Wheeler of Sugar Hill, Ga.; a brother, Dorsey C. Cook of Buford; 10 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; several cousins in Butts County.

Cook, Violand
Jackson Progress Argus 28 Feb 1979
Mr. Cook, 85, Buried In Ohio
     Funeral services for Mr. Violand Cook, 85, of Sidney, Ohio, were held Wednesday, February 7th, at the chapel of the Dorothy Love Retirement Community with the Rev. Clyde Albaugh officiating.
     Born March 16, 1893 in Butts County, he Was the son of the late John and Elizabeth (Harper) Cook. In 1920 he was married to the former Martha Grace Barnes who died in 1922 and in 1927 he married the former Mary Tripp who died in March, 1973.
     Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. George (Mary) Durbrow of New Canaan, Conn: and three grandchildren.
     Mr. Cook was a veteran of World War I and a member of the Baptist Church. He was an electrician for 31 years at the Ford Motor Co. in Dearborn, Michigan, retiring in 1958.
     Arrangements were handled by the Salm & Wiley Funeral Home of Sidney.

Cook, W. G. Mrs. (nee Power)
Jackson Progress Argus 13 Mar 1958
Sister of Mrs. Hammond Dies at Florida Home
     Friends of Mrs. R. L. Hammond sympathize with her in the death of her sister, Mrs. W. G. Cook, 78, of Hollywood, Fla., early Sunday morning.
     The body of Mrs. Cook was discovered by a son who lived nearby lying across a bed, and it is believed she was a victim of a heart attack. She had lived in Hollywood about 20 years and until the last two years had visited in Jackson almost every summer where she had many acquaintance.
     Survivors include two sons, Robert Cook, Hollywood, Fla.; James Cook, New York City; three sisters, Mrs. Bob Rowe and Mrs. Ed Loftis, both of Carrollton; and Mrs. R. L. Hammond, Jackson.
     Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon, March 12, in Hollywood, Fla.

 Cook, Walter Ray
Jackson Progress Argus 21 Oct 1984
     Walter Ray Cook, 86, of 323 1 Third St., Jackson, died early Thursday morning at Sylvan Grove Hospital.
     Mr. Cook was a lifelong resident of Butts County, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lee Cook. He was self-employed before his retirement, and he was a member of the England Chapel United Methodist Church and St. John's Lodge No. 45 of Masons.
     Survivors include his wife, Lucile Maddox Cook of Jackson; daughter, Eva Mae Ellsworth of San Francisco, Calif.; grandchildren, Eleanor Joan Coleman of Peachtree City and Samuel Y. Coleman of Jackson; one great-grandson; sister, Mrs. Pierce Willard of McDonough; several nieces and nephews.
     Services were held Saturday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with the Rev. Doug Pareti and the Rev. Malcolm .Paterson officiating. Burial was in Cedar Rock cemetery.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements;
     Pallbearers were Larry Polk, W. A. Cook, Wilson Bush, Danny Hoard, Luke Weaver, and Wayne Phillips.
     
Cook, William Artis
Jackson Progress-Argus 9 Feb 1939
William A. Cook Dies In Atlanta
     The death of Mr. William A. Cook, 66 years of ago, longtime resident of Butts county, occurred Monday morning at 11:30 at the home of his son, W. G. Cook, in Atlanta. Death followed an illness of eight week and a period of declining health extending over several months.
     Mr. Cook was born in Jasper county July 28, 1873, a son of Benjamin W. Cook and his wife, Miche Noles Cook. In 1903 he moved to Butts county and had resided here since that time, making many friends among the people of his adopted county. He was a member of England's Chapel Methodist church and took an active interest in religious affairs and movements for the good of his community and section.
     Surviving relatives are two sons, William G. Cook, of Atlanta, and L. H. Cook, of Porterdale; two brothers, J. M. Cook, of Monticello, and B. A. Cook, of Jackson; several nieces and nephews and two grandchildren.
     Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Worthville Baptist church. Rev. G. H. Stone, pastor of the Jenkinsburg Methodist church, conducted the services, attended by a large number of relatives and friends. The lovely floral offerings attested the esteem in which this widely known citizen was held. Pallbearers were Hulon Cook, Fred Cook, R. W. Cook, Settle Cook, Odell Cook and Lane Cook.
     Interment was in the churchyard, with Thornton Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Cook, William Grady
Jackson Progress Argus 31 Mar 1955
William G. Cook Died Thursday In Atlanta Home
     William Grady Cook, 57, native Butts countian who had made his home in Atlanta for many years, died suddenly Thursday morning of a heart attack.
     Mr. Cook was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Arch Cook, pioneer Butts county family, and has, one uncle, B. A. Cook, and several distant relatives in the county.
     A Mason and a member of the Gordon Street Baptist Church, Mr. Cook was actively identified with the social, fraternal and religious life of his adopted city.
     Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at the Gordon Street Baptist Church at 2:30 o'clock. The body lay in state for one hour preceding the service, which was conducted by Dr. D. J. Evans and Rev; R. E. Chambers.
     Interment was in the Worthville Baptist Church cemetery with H. M. Patterson & Son Funeral Home in charge.
     Pallbearers were Lane Cook, Hulon Cook, Fred Cook, Ray Cook, Don Fatenberry and J. C. (Captain) Nix.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Bernice Washington Cook; brother, Howard Cook, of Covington; an uncle, B. A. Cook of Jackson and several brothers and sisters-in-law residing in Butts county.

Cook, William Samuel
Jackson Progress-Argus 3 May 1935
Mr. W. Sam Cook Dies at Stark Home
     The death of Mr. William Samuel Cook, 70 years of age, well known Butts county citizen, occurred at home at Stark Saturday morning at 9:30. In declining health for several months, Mr. Cook suffered from a complication of diseases.
     Mr. Cook was born and reared in Butts county and was connected with a prominent family of this section. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Cook. At one time Mr. Cook was active in the Farmer's Union and was president of theButts county union.
     He is survived by his wife and a son and several nieces and nephews.
     Funeral services were held at the Worthville Methodist church Sunday afternoon at 2:30, with Rev. C. Owen, pastor of the Jenkinsburg Methodist church, officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery.

Cook, Winfred Lee
Jackson Progress-Argus 16 Feb 1939
Winfred L. Cook Killed by Train
     Funeral services for Mr. Winfred Lee Cook, 24 years of age, who died early Tuesday of injuries suffered when he was hit by a Southern freight engine near Land's Crossing in Jackson, were held Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock at Macedonia church. Rev. Theodore Thaxton conducted the services m the presence of many relatives and friends. Burial was in the church cemetery, with Thornton Funeral Homes in charge of arrangements.
     When the accident occurred Mr. Cook was returning from Stark where he had been to visit his grandmother, Mrs. Kate Lumsden, members of the family said. He was sitting on a crosstie on the east side of the railroad track when a northbound freight train, passing Jackson at 2 a. m. Tuesday morning, hit him.
     The engine crushed the side of his face and head and also broke several ribs.
     Engineer Jarrell and Conductor Fisher in charge of the train rendered what assistance they could. An ambulance was called and the young man was given medical attention, but died about 3 o'clock.
     Mr. Cook was born April 14, 1914, and was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Cook, In April, 1937, he was accepted for service in a CCC camp and was stationed, at Tulake, Cal., for a part of the time, later returning to Savannah. His enlistment expired about a month ago and he returned to Jackson to be with his parents.
     Mr. Cook was well known in the community and many friends were distressed to learn of the tragedy.
     He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Cook, of Jackson; six brothers, Odell, Chester, Dorsey, Copeland, Barron and Ellis Cook, all of Jackson; his grandmother, Mrs. Kate Lumsden, of Stark, and several uncles and other relatives.

Cooper, Alice Hale
Jackson Progress Argus 18 Mar 1987
     Alice Hale Cooper, 83, of Route 5, Jackson, died late Monday night at Sylvan Grove Hospital in Jackson following a lengthy period of declining health.
     The funeral was held today at 2 p.m. at Towaliga Baptist Church. Burial was in the church cemetery.
     Mrs. Cooper was born in Butts County, daughter of the late Joseph Edward Hale and Annie Lou Tingle Hale. She was the widow of Thomas Cooper who died in 1980. She was a member of Towaliga Baptist Church and was employed at Beckham's 5 & 10 for several years before her retirement.
     Survivors include a sister, Elizabeth H. Reeves of Hilltop Nursing Home in Monroe County; a nephew, Wayne Reeves of Jackson; and several great-nephews and great-nieces.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Cooper, Benjamin Franklin
Jackson Progress Argus 10 Jan 1963
Rites Tuesday At Jenkinsburg For B. F. Cooper, 85
     Mr. Benjamin Franklin Cooper, 85, retired farmer and political leader of Butts County, died Sunday afternoon at Sylvan Grove Hospital after an extended illness.
     Born in Monroe County, Mr. Cooper was the son of the Rev. John Thomas Cooper and Mrs. Sally Evans Cooper. He had been a resident of Butts County for many years, living in Jenkinsburg where he formerly served as Justice of the Peace for his militia district. He was a member of the Rocky Creek Baptist Church in Monroe County.
     Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the Jenkinsburg Baptist Church with the Rev. Gerald Kersey, pastor, and Rev. Wiley Cameron, pastor of the Pepperton Baptist Church, officiating. The body lay in state at the church for 30 minutes before the service began. Interment was in the Jenkinsburg Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home directing arrangements.
     Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. B. R. Hay, Mrs. Charles Fletcher, both of Jenkinsburg; Mrs. H. E. Crane of Decatur; five sons, Thomas Cooper of Jackson; John B. Cooper, James L. Cooper, R. F. Cooper, all of Decatur; Willis G. Cooper, Birmingham, Ala.; two sisters, Mrs. H. C. McCord, Dublin; Mrs. Phosie Runyansrs, Earl, N. C.; 10 grandchildren; four great grandchildren.
     Grandsons served as pallbearers.

Cooper, C. F. Mrs.
  The Jackson Progress-Argus October 3, 1919
     Mrs. J. P. Etheridge's friends sympathize with her in the death of her mother, Mrs. C. F. Cooper, which occurred at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. J. Little in Macon last week.
 
Cooper, Clinton
The Jacksonian Oct 18 1807
     Miss Willie Cooper returned Sunday night from Elko where she was called on account of the serious illness and death of her brother Mr. Clinton Cooper.

Cooper, Edna L.
Jackson Progress Argus 28 Feb 1990
     Edna L. Cooper, retired brigadier in The Salvation Army, died Tuesday morning at Hilltop Nursing Home in Monroe County following a lengthy illness. She was 79.
     A graveside funeral will be held Thursday at 2:30 p.m. in Westview Cemetery in Atlanta with Lt. Col. Houston Ellis officiating.
     Miss Cooper was born in Salene County, Ark., daughter of Oscar Wilde Cooper and Roa Shell Cooper. She enlisted in The Salvation Army in Atlanta on Sept. 13, 1928, and was engaged in campaign work in Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, and Kentucky. She retired from active service in 1966.
     Survivors include two sisters, Rachel Hall and Iris C. Baker, both of Jackson; brothers, V. M. Cooper of Orlando, Fla , and O. P. Cooper of Jackson; several nephews and nieces.
     Haisten Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Cooper, J. A.
  Butts County Progress March 12, 1915
Jackson Painter Kills Father, Mother, Self
Anniston, Ala., March 8.
     The bodies of J. A. Cooper, his wife and their son, L. A. Cooper. Were discovered in the Cooper home near here early today. The positions of the bodies indicated that the son had shot his parents as they lay in bed and then had committed suicide. A shotgun was found beside young Cooper's body. J. A. Cooper at one time was editor of the Monticello (Ga.) Times.
     L. A. Cooper formerly worked for the Empire Buggy Company of this city as a painter, a few years ago. He is remembered here by a number of the people. Previous to working for the Empire Buggy Company is said to have been employed at the Pepperton Cotton Mills.

Cooper, J. T. Rev.
  Butts County Progress April 19, 1912
Rev. J. T. Cooper Died Suddenly On Last Sunday.
     After finishing his sermon at Liberty church Sunday, Rev. J. T. Cooper, of Monroe county, was seized with a sudden illness and died in the pulpit. It is thought death was due to heart disease.
     Mr. Cooper was a native of Butts county, the son of a minister. He filled churches at Rock Creek and other churches and was preaching for Rev. T. H. Vaughn at the time he was stricken. Rev. Mr. Cooper, who was 54 years of age, was a staunch citizen and was a candidate for tax receiver of Monroe county.
     Mr. Cooper is survived by his wife, three sons and a daughter. The funeral was held at Rock Creek church in Monroe county Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock.

Cooper, John B.
Jackson Progress Argus 16 Dec 1965
John B. Cooper Buried Thursday
     Funeral services for Mr. John B. Cooper of 539 East Lake Drive, Decatur, were held at one o'clock Thursday, December 9th, in Glenwood Chapel with the Rev. Guy C. Rainwater officiating. Burial was in Resthaven Memorial Gardens.
     Mr. Cooper died at his home Tuesday. He was born in Forsyth County and was a member of the Eastside Baptist Church. He was a self employed insurance salesman.
    Survivors include his wife, the former Annie Lou Glass; one son, William B. Cooper, Atlanta; three sisters, Mrs. B. R. Hay and Mrs. Charles D. Fletcher, both of Jackson, and Mrs. H. E. Crane Sr., Decatur; four brothers, Thomas U. Cooper, Jackson; B. F. Cooper and James L. Cooper, both of Decatur; and Willis G. Cooper, Birmingham, Ala.

Cooper, John N. Mrs.
  Middle Georgia Argus February 24, 1891
     Mrs. John N. Cooper entered upon her heavenly rest on Wednesday last night. For a long time she had been in failing health, but had recently rallied and strong hopes were entertained that she would be fully restored. But her malady finally turned upon the lungs and death came as a relief from suffering and an angel of mercy. Mrs. Cooper's death is deeply mourned. The loss to her husband and her large number of children is simply incalculable. A devoted wife, a loving, gentle mother, a devout Christian, her life was both beautiful and useful. Those who knew her most intimately appreciated her worth most highly. She will be missed from her church the Presbyterian of which she was a member, not in name only, but in deeds and in truth. Such as she are the salt of the earth and the light of the world. Heaven is enriched when they die and bereaved ones mourn in utter desolation. To the sorrowing ones we give our heart-felt sympathy. The funeral will take place today at 10 o'clock A.M.
     We clip the above from the LaGrange Reporter of a recent date. Mrs. Cooper was raised in this county and was a sister to Judge Douglas of Flovilla and a niece of Mrs. Respess of this place.

Cooper, John T.
  The Jackson Progress-Argus May 2, 1924
John R. Cooper, Noted Lawyer, Yields To Death.
     Stricken suddenly while on visit to Crawford County.
     The death of John R. Cooper, aged 59, one of the best known lawyers in Georgia, which occurred Friday afternoon while on a visit to Crawford county, caused regret among his friends here. Mr. Cooper was well known in Butts county, having been a candidate for congress from this district. He had spoken here on several occasions.
     Mr. Cooper specialized in criminal law and was known throughout the United States. He was a native of Gwinnett county and was a graduate of the University of Georgia.

Cooper, Maggie Ransom Crim
Jackson Progress-Argus 26 Nov 1953
Mrs. B. F. Cooper Called By Death
     Mrs. Maggie Crim Cooper, 70, wife of Benjamin F. Cooper of Jenkinsburg, died Saturday 10:30 a. m. as the result of an illness of several months.
     Born in Coweta county, Mrs. Cooper had been a resident of Butts county 45 years. She was a member of Rocky Creek Baptist Church in Monroe county. The family has resided at Jenkinsburg for the past several years.
     Survivors are her husband and three daughters, Mrs. B. R. Hay and Mrs. C. D. Fletcher of Jenkinsburg; Mrs. Ruby Crane of Atlanta; five sons, Thomas Cooper, Jackson; John B. Cooper, Decatur; James L. Cooper; Asheville, N. C.; Robert F. Cooper and Willis G. Cooper of Atlanta; one sister, Mrs. A. R. Jones of Jackson; eight grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the Jenkinsburg Baptist Church on Monday at 11 a. m. The service was conducted by Rev. W.H. Lewis. Burial was in the church cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     The pallbearers were the sons and a grandson, Billy Cooper.

Cooper, Nan B.
Jackson Progress Argus June 13, 1963
Mother of Ralph Cooper Buried At Pavo Tuesday
     Funeral services of Mrs. Nan B. Cooper, 81, mother of Ralph Cooper of Jackson, were held Tuesday afternoon at 5 o'clock from the Pavo Methodist Church. Burial was in the Lebanon Cemetery in Pavo.
     Mrs. Cooper, a life long native of Pavo, died Monday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Paul Janney, in Fort Valley. She had been in declining health for nearly a year.
     She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Paul Janney of Fort Valley; Mrs. L. C. Parrish of Albany; Mrs. George Poole of Warwick; Mrs. Lee Martin of Pavo; two sons, Rev. O. C. Cooper of Norman Park; Ralph Cooper of Jackson; one sister, several nieces and nephews, 31 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.

Cooper, Oscar Lee
Jackson Progress Argus 27 Jan 1982
     Funeral services for Oscar Lee Cooper, of 612 Experiment St., Griffin, were held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Central Lake Church of God. The Rev. Thomas Greer officiated and burial was in Griffin Memorial Park under the direction of McDonald Chapel.
     Mr. Cooper was pronounced dead on arrival early Thursday morning at the Griffin-Spalding Hospital. He was a native of Fayette County and was a retired carpenter.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mildred Cooper of Jenkinsburg; three sisters, Miss Eviedale Cooper of Jonesboro, Mrs. Bertha Mae Landrum of Union City and Mrs. Gladys Charo of Grovetown; two brothers, Oliver Cooper of Riverdale and Tom Cooper, Jr. of Cincinnati, Ohio; three grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.

Cooper, Thomas
Jackson Progress Argus 22 Oct 1980
Cooper Rites Held Monday
     Funeral services for Mr Thomas Cooper 79 of Route 5, Lee Maddox Road, Jackson, were held Monday at 2 p.m. in the TowaIiga Baptist Church The Rev. Joe Parham and Rev. J. C. McGahee officiated and interment was in the TowaIiga church Cemetery under the direction of Haisten Funeral Home.
     Mr. Cooper died Saturday morning at the Griffin-Spalding Hospital following a lengthy period of declining health.
     He was born in Monroe County, son of the late Benjamin Franklin Cooper and the late Maggie Ransom Crim Cooper.
     Before his retirement Mr. Cooper was employed for a number of years by Gulf Oil Company in Jackson and Settle & Robison. He was also engaged in farming. His church membership was in the Towaliga Baptist Church.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Alice Hale Cooper; three sisters, Mrs. B. R. Hay and Mrs. Lucille Fletcher of Jenkinsburg and Mrs. Ruby C. Crane of Jefferson; three brothers, James LeRoy Cooper of Jenkinsburg, Robert Franklin Cooper of Decatur and Willis Garland Cooper of Memphis, Tenn.; several nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers were Riley Tingle, Ronald Tingle, Harry Reeves, Jack Reeves, Mike Reeves, Marlin Fletcher, Eddie Cooper, Marion Reeves.

Cooper, Wayne
(See Clarke, Jeanette)

Cooper, Wesley
  Middle Georgia Argus November 10, 1881
Killed by a gin.
     On Friday last as Mr. Wesley Cooper was ginning cotton on the plantation of Mr. J. W. Roberts in Jones county, he got his hand entangled in the saws in some way, and in a second his arm to the elbow was cut and the unfortunate man bled to death and was buried yesterday. Mr. Cooper was liked by all who knew him, and had the reputation of being a skilled workman.

Copeland, Arthur Joel
Jackson Progress Argus 27 Jun 1968
Arthur Copeland Buried Thursday At Griffin Rites
     Mr. Arthur Joel Copeland, 63, of 720 Maple Drive, Griffin, died at 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, June 19, at Emory University Hospital where he had been a patient for five days.
     Mr. Copeland was born and reared in Jackson, a member of a prominent and influential family. He was the son of the late Dr. Henry Walter Copeland and Mrs. Julia Ball Copeland. Mr. Copeland graduated from Jackson High School in 1922 and from Georgia Tech in the class of 1926 where he was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity. During WW II he served as a Colonel in the Quartermaster Corps on the staff of SHAEF headquarters in France. For many years, Mr. Copeland operated Copeland Co., in Griffin.
     Mr. Copeland served as a member of the Griffin Board of Education for several years. When the Griffin Area Vocational Technical training school was established, he was named chairman of the board and gave much time from the beginning in organizing, constructing and equipping the school. He was chairman of the board at the time of his death.
     Mr. Copeland was a member of the First Methodist Church, a Mason, Shriner, the Griffin Elks Club and the Griffin Exchange Club for a long number of years.
     Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon, June 20, at 4 o'clock from the First Methodist Church with Dr. Delma L. Hagood officiating. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery with Haisten Brothers Funeral Directors in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Copeland is survived by his widow, Mrs. Ruth Smith Copeland, also formerly of Jackson; one son, Dr. Arthur Joel Copeland Jr. of Atlanta; one sister, Mrs. Edna Copeland White of Atlanta.
     Pallbearers were Marshall Smallwood, Cooper Mills, C. T. Parker, C. A. Kendrick, C. A. Knowles, J. R. Mabbett, Gerald Bilbro, Hope Hammond and Congressman John J. Flynt Jr, Employees of Copeland Co. served as honorary escorts at the funeral.

Copeland, Charlie C.
See Lester, James

Copeland, Emma Grace McClendon
Jackson Progress Argus 30 Aug 1995
     Mrs. Emma Grace McClendon Copeland, age 79, of 927 Dean Patrick Road, Locust Grove died Friday, August 25, 1995 at Henry General Hospital.
     Funeral services were held Sunday, August 27 in the Sherrell Memorial Chapel Rev. Eugene McLeod, Rev. Harvey Cantrell and Rev. Eugene Sellers officiated. Interment was in the County Line Cemetery at Jenkinsburg.
     Mrs. Copeland, the widow of the late James Copeland, was born June 14, 1916, daughter of the late Grover McClendon and the late Emma Pearl Davis McClendon. She was a Baptist.
     Survivors include brother and sister-in-law, David Bo and Bemice McClendon of Locust Grove; several nieces and nephews.
     Sherrell Wilson Mangham Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Copeland, Henry J.
  The Jackson Progress-Argus January 21, 1927
Mr. H. J. Copeland Is Taken By Death.
McDonough, Ga. Jan. 19.
     Mr. Henry J. Copeland died at his home here Tuesday. He had been a prominent banker and merchant of this place for the last forty years. In 1896, he was one of the organizers of the Bank of Henry County and served as president of the Copeland Turner Manufacturing Company and treasurer of the McDonough Baptist church for the past twenty years, as well as being a large planter.
     He leaves four sons and two daughters, E. M. Copeland, F. M. Copeland, of McDonough, Dr. H. W. Copeland, of Griffin; Z. W. Copeland, of Elberton; Mrs. A. H. Combs, of Griffin, and Mrs. Lela Copeland, of McDonough.
     The funeral will be held Thursday at 3 o'clock, conducted by Dr. B. D. Ragsdale, of Mercer University.

Copeland, Henry Walter, Dr.
Jackson Progress Argus 07 Jun 1951
Dr. H. W. Copeland Claimed By Death
     Dr. H. Walter Copeland; 73, former resident of Jackson, died at his home in Griffin Monday night as the result of a. short illness.
     Active in practice for fifty years, Dr. Copeland spent his boyhood in McDonough and completed his professional education in an Atlanta medical college and studied at the Polyclinic in New York. After graduation he located in Jackson where he practiced successfully for several years, moving 25 years ago to Griffin. While a resident of Jackson Dr. Copeland took an active interest in the social, business life of the community and enjoyed a wide friendship. As a physician he was widely known and was a member of the Spalding County Medical Association. He was a member of the First Baptist church in Griffin and was a Mason.
     Mrs. Copeland died several weeks ago. Survivors are one daughter, Mrs. Edna Copeland White; one son, Arthur Copeland; a grandson, Joel Copeland of Griffin; two sisters, Mrs. Aldine Combs of Griffin and Miss Lila Copeland of McDonough; three brothers, E. M. and Frank Copeland of McDonough, and Zach Copeland of Elberton.
     Funeral services were held Wednesday at 11 a. m. in Pittman's Chapel and the Rev. Hugh M. Lindsey, the Rev. McLowery Elrod and the Rev. Henry Jones officiated. Burial was in Oak Hill cemetery.

Copeland, Ida Ammons
  Butts County Progress February 24, 1911
Mrs. Ida Copeland Died On Wednesday.
     The death of Mrs. Ida Copeland occurred at her home in this city Wednesday morning at four o'clock.
     Mrs. Copeland had been in ill health for some time, though her condition was not regarded as serious and death came as a surprise to a large circle of friends.
At the time of her death Mrs. Copeland, who before marriage was a Miss Ammons, was about 5 years of age. She is survived by two children, Fred and Lillian Copeland; three sisters, Mrs. J. N. Knowles, of Jackson, Mrs. Stroud and Mrs. Settles, of Henry county; one brother, Mr. Ammons, of Covington.
     The funeral and interment took place near Ola Thursday.
     The family have the sympathy of a host of friends in their great sorrow.

Copeland, James William
Jackson Progress Argus 18 Mar 1976
Last Rites For J. W. Copeland Held Sunday
     Funeral services for James William Copeland, 64, of Woodward Road, Butts County, were held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home.
     The Revs. C. G. Johnston, retired, and Henry Brooks, of Jackson, officiated and interment was in the County Line Baptist Church Cemetery at Jenkinsburg.
     Pallbearers were David McClendon, Tommy McClendon, Larry McClendon, Steve Copeland, Jack Foster and Billy Smith.
     Mr. Copeland was born Feb. 2, 1912 in Henry County, the son of the late Mr. Ozer Copeland and Mrs. Clara Mae Smith Copeland.
     His death occurred Friday at Sylvan Grove Hospital where he had been a patient for about three weeks. He had been in a period of declining health for a number of months prior to his last illness.
     For many years, he was an employee at the Atlanta General Depot in Conley, from which he had retired. During World War II, he saw service in the Pacific theater.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Emma Grace McClendon Copeland; one brother, Joe Copeland, Locust Grove; two sisters, Mrs. Bertha Foster, Covington and Mrs. Joyce Ownes, Clayton; two aunts, Mrs. Lola Floyd, Jonesboro and Mrs. Mae Henley, Locust Grove; several nieces and nephews.

Copeland, John T.
  The Jackson Progress-Argus May 12, 1922
Mr. J. T. Copeland Summoned By Death.
     Following three weeks of illness of a complication of diseases, resulting from an attack of influenza, Mr. John T. Copeland, well known and prominent citizen, passed away at his home on Covington street at 1 o'clock Sunday morning. While not unexpected, Mr. Copeland's death came as a shock to the family and a large number of friends.
     Born May 10, 1844, near West Point in Chambers county, Alabama, Mr. Copeland was 78 years of age. Two years ago he moved from Bremen, Ga., to Jackson where he has since resided. During his residence in this city Mr. Copeland has made scores of warm personal friends by whom he was held in high and affectionate esteem. Mr. Copeland was a gentleman of the old school, knightly, courteous, honest in his dealings with his fellow man and adhering to the strictest standards of integrity in every relation of life. His passing brings very sincere regret to all who knew him.
     The funeral was held at the residence Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the services being conducted by Rev. W. W. Roop, of Carrolton. The pallbearers were Messrs. H. O. Ball, G. E. Mallet, A. C. Finley, R. P. Sasnett, W. O. Ham, R. E. Lumford. Many pretty floral tributes attested the esteem of relatives and friends. Interment was in the Jackson cemetery.
     Mr. Copeland is survived by his wife and by one son, Mr. S. S. Copeland, prominent Jackson business man; a daughter, Mrs. M. T. Baskin, of Bremen; two brothers, Mr. A. T. Copeland, of Macon, and Mr. O. F. Copeland of LaGrange, all of whom have the sympathy of hosts of friends in their sorrow.
     Among the out-of-town people attending the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Copeland and Miss Mary Copeland, of Macon; Mr. O. F. Copeland and Mr. and Mrs. Pike, of LaGrange; Mrs. M. T. Baskin, of Bremen; Mr. B. F. Long, of Barney; Mr. I. F. Dixon, of Opelika, Ala.; Mrs. Emma Bookout, Mrs. W. H. Higginbotham, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel _____ and Mrs. W. Bailey, of Atlanta, Rev. W. W. Roop, of Carrolton.
     Rev. W. W. Roop, a life long friend of Mr. Copeland paid the following tribute:
He was married to Miss Fannie Higginbotham who died July 14, 1869, leaving to his care an infant daughter, Vela. February 15, 1872 he was married to Miss Laura A. Morris, of Opelika, Ala. To this union were born two daughters, Mrs. Glynn McBurnitt and Maimie McBurnitt, both deceased, also one son, Samuel S. Copeland, of Jackson.
     His early life embraced the period of The War Between the States, during which conflict he served his country as a volunteer solder. (Next paragraph can not be read.)

Copeland, Julia Marlin Ball
Jackson Progress Argus 25 Jan 1951
Mrs. Copeland Dies in Griffin Tuesday Noon
     Jackson friends were saddened when they learned of the death of Mrs. H. W. Copeland, 71, at her home in Griffin Tuesday at noon after an illness of several weeks. Mrs. Copeland was the eldest child of the late Mr. and Mrs. Levi J. Ball, well known and beloved residents of Jackson. She was Miss Julia Ball before her marriage to Dr. H. W. Copeland of McDonough. During her young ladyhood and for some time after her marriage she resided in Jackson where she was popular with people in all walks of life.
     Mrs. Copeland took an active interest in all civic and religious affairs, and was a member of the Larkin D. Watson Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, the William McIntosh Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, The Woman's Club and the Methodist church. After she moved to Griffin she was affiliated with the various clubs there.
     Surviving Mrs. Copeland are her husband; one daughter, Mrs. Edna Copeland White; one son, Arthur Copeland, well-known business man of Griffin; one sister, Mrs. J. B. Carmichael of Alexandria, Va.; one brother, H . O. Ball, of Jackson; one grandson, Joel Copeland.
     Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at three o'clock at Pittman Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. McLowery Elrod and Rev. Hugh M. Lindsey officiating. Interment was in Oak Hill cemetery, Griffin.

Copeland, Laura A. Morris
  The Jackson Progress-Argus March, 27, 1925
Mrs. J. T. Copeland Summoned By Death.
     Following a ten day's illness of influenza and other complications, Mrs. J. T. Copeland, aged 80, passed away at her home on Covington street Sunday afternoon at 3:15 o'clock. Her condition had been critical for several days and news of her passing did not occasion surprise. The passing of this venerable and beloved woman brought genuine regret to a wide circle of friends.
     Mrs. Copeland, who was born in Opelika, Ala., and was Miss Laura A. Morris before her marriage, had made her home in Jackson for the past several years. She moved here with her late husband, Mr. J. T. Copeland, well known Confederate veteran, whose death occurred in May, 1922. Since becoming a citizen of Jackson, Mrs. Copeland had made many devoted friends who were attached to her on account of her many fine traits of Christian character. She was a member of the Primitive Baptist church and was a true daughter of the Old south.
     She is survived by an only son, Mr. S. S. Copeland, well known Jackson Business man; four grandchildren, Miss Ruth Copeland, Morris Copeland, John and Paul McBurnett.
     Funeral services were held from the home of Mr. S. S. Copeland Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Rev. J. S. Hartsfield, pastor of the First Baptist church, conducted the services. The music was rendered by a quartette consisting of Mrs. S. H. Thurston, Mrs. J. S. Hartsfield, Mr. R. P. Sasnett and Mr. Howard Perdue. The lovely floral offerings attested the love and esteem of relatives and friends.
     The pallbearers were the board of deacons of the First Baptist church, Messrs. J. H. Carmichael, C. W. Buchanan, R. P. Newton, T. A. Nutt, L. P. McKibben, R. M. Etheridge, J. E. Thurston and S. F. Nichols.
     The body was laid to rest in the Jackson city cemetery.

Copeland, Lenla M.
Jackson Progress Argus 06 Jul 1967
Mrs. Copeland Died At Her Home Wednesday
     Mrs. Lenla M. Copeland of Locust Grove died Wednesday morning, June 28, at her home. Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon at three o'clock from the Locust Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. C. C. Buckalew and the Rev. William H. Kirby officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery with D. T. Carmichael and Son of McDonough in charge of arrangements.
     Mrs. Copeland is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Rosa Lee Wilson of Griffin, Mrs. Helen Haynes of Covington; two sons, T. J. Davis of Jackson, William G. Copeland of Columbus; a sister, Mrs. Nannie Lou Thaxton of Jackson; a brother, Otis Mangham of Indian Springs; several grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Copeland, Martha Ann Barkley
Jackson Progress Argus 15 May 1991
     Mrs. Martha Ann Barkley Copeland of 144 Little Street in Atlanta died Friday, May 10.
     The funeral was held Tuesday at Atlanta Metropolitan Chapel, in Atlanta. Burial was in the Fairfield A.M.E. Church cemetery in Jackson.
     Trimier Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Copeland, Morris Roop
Jackson Progress Argus 18 Jul 1968
Griffin Burial Sunday For Morris Copeland
     Mr. Morris Roop Copeland of 930 Maple Drive, Griffin, died Saturday morning at Griffin-Spalding County Hospital shortly after being admitted. He was admitted about 7 o'clock and expired about 9 :30 p. m.
     A native of Carrollton, Mr. Copeland was a former resident of Jackson. He was the son of the late Mr. Sam S. Copeland and Mrs. Josie Roop Copeland. Mr. Copeland moved to Griffin about 33 years ago and for several years owned and operated Copeland Motor Company. Mr. Copeland traveled for Jefferson Mills and the Metlon Corporation. He was a member of the First Baptist Church.
     Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon, July 14th, at two o'clock from the chapel of Pittman-Rawls Funeral Home with the Rev. Joe Preston officiating. Interment was in Oak Hill Cemetery.
     Mr. Copeland is survived by his wife, Mrs. Margaret Dallis Copeland of Griffin; two sons, Morris Copeland Jr. and Dallis Copeland, both of Macon; a sister, Mrs. Ruth Shropshire of Atlanta; two grandchildren.

Copeland, Myrtice Webb
Jackson Progress Argus 17 Jan 1990
     Myrtice Webb Copeland, 81, of High Falls died Jan. 9 at her residence.
     The funeral was held Thursday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home with the Rev. Rick Smith and the Rev. Randa1 King officiating. Burial was in the Philadelphia Methodist Church cemetery in Henry County.
     Mrs. Copeland was a native of Henry County, daughter of Tom Webb and Ora Lee Bunn Webb. She was a homemaker, the widow of Andrew J. Copeland, and a member of the Assembly of God Church.
     Survivors include four daughters,. Sarah Craig of High Falls, Barbara Rivers of Stockbridge, Rebecca West of Forest Park, and Jean Burk of Chattanooga, Tenn.; sons, Ralph Copeland and Jack Copeland Jr., both of Stockbridge; 15 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; sister, Tommie Lou Johnson of Jackson; sister-in-law, Evelyn Webb of Covington; several nephews and nieces.
     Sherrell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Copeland, Roy Willis
Jackson Progress Argus 1972-73
Jackson Man Killed In Truck Mishap
     Mr. Roy Willis Copeland, 25, of East Jackson, truck driver for Collins Ready Mix of Jackson, was believed instantly killed about noon, Monday when the truck he was driving in Wilkinson County plunged off a bridge and into a creek in a vain effort by the driver to avoid collision with a car that apparently pulled into the path of the truck that was carrying a load of logs.
     According to information received here by Mac Collins, owner of the company where Mr. Copeland was employed, he was pulling a load of logs from near Dublin to Georgia Kraft Co. in Monticello. Mr. Collins said that evidence points to a car driven by an elderly Negro man pulling into the path of the truck and upon hearing the truck stopped in the road. Mr. Copeland was unable to pass him because of oncoming traffic and struck the car in the rear, hitting a bridge rail, with the truck careening off the highway into a creek.
      Mr. Collins said that the impact of the collision drove the cab into the mud of the creek bank with the logs falling atop the cab and apparently killing the driver instantly. Mr. Collins reported that it took two hours before the body of Mr. Copeland could be removed from the crumpled cab. The truck had to be literally dug out from the mud covered bank. One witness said the truck looked like a can mashed together.
     Mr. Copeland had worked for Mr. Collins for several months previously, then accepted employment elsewhere, and began working again for Mr. Collins on Wednesday of last week. This was his first trip since his return with the concrete company.
     Mr. Copeland was born May 21, 1947 in Fulton County, the son of the late Mr. Lemmie Henry Copeland of McDonough and Mrs. Martha Pauline Strickland Copeland of McDonough, who survives.
     Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon at three o'clock from the Philadelphia Methodist Church in Henry County with Rev Andrew Goss officiating. Interment was in the church yard cemetery with Sherrell Funeral Home of Jackson in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Copeland is survived by his wife, Mrs. Christine Stancil Copeland of Jackson; mother, Mrs. Martha S. Copeland of McDonough; one sister, Mrs. Frances Barnes of Jackson; two brothers, Henry Harrison Copeland of Ola and Lemmie Henry Copeland Jr. of McDonough; several cousins, uncles, aunts, nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers were Johnny Johnson, Mac Collins, Jerrell Cleveland, John Dover, Wayne Pike, Rudy Mangham, and Riley Tingle.

Copeland, Samuel S.
Jackson Progress Argus 04 Mar 1954
Samuel S. Copeland Died on Sunday
     Samuel S. Copeland, 80, for thirty-three years a leader in business and religious affairs of Jackson, died at his home on Covington street Sunday at 9:30 a. m. Death followed a long period of declining health.
     Born in Alabama, son of Mrs. Laura Morris Copeland and John Thomas Copeland, a Confederate veteran, Mr. Copeland spent many years of his life in Bremen where he was engaged in business. He moved to Jackson in the early twenties and identified himself with business affairs of the community. He was organizer and president of the Butts County Products Company, agency formed to cure sweet potatoes. When that company was dissolved he engaged in the wholesale grocery business and promoted a poultry industry in the county. Mr. Copeland was a deacon in the First Baptist Church of Jackson. He had retired and lived quietly in his Covington street home.
     Survivors are his wife, the former Miss Josephine Roop of Carroll county; a daughter, Mrs. Edward Shropshire of Atlanta; a son, Morris R. Copeland of Griffin; four grandchildren, Edward F. Shropshire IV, Roselyn Carmichael Shropshire, Roy Dallis Copeland and Morris R. Copeland Jr.
     Funeral services were held at the home Monday at 3:30 p. m. with the Rev. Gaither Briggs and Dr. Aquila Chamlee officiating. Burial was in the Jackson cemetery with Peacock & Ball Funeral Home in charge.
     The pallbearers were H. W. Ball, Morris Copeland Jr., Dr. J. C. Howell, Avon Gaston, Ernest Williams, J. L. McBurney.

Copeland, Sara Maddox
Jackson Progress Argus 05 Jan 1993
     Sara Maddox Copeland of McDonough died Tues., Dec. 28.
     Funeral services were held Thurs., Dec. 30, in the chapel of Rainer-Carmichael Inc. with Dr. James D. Bradshaw officiating. Interment was in the McDonough City Cemetery.
     Survivors include son, Bill Copeland of McDonough; sisters, Mrs. Thomas Mills and Mrs. Frank Moore, both of Jackson; two grandchildren; four great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
     Rainer-Carmichael Inc. of McDonough was in charge of arrangements.
     
Copeland, Willie Josephine Roop
Jackson Progress-Argus, February 8, 1962.
Mrs. Copeland Buried on Sunday at Jackson Rites
     Mrs. S. S. Copeland, 79, widely known Jackson matron, died Friday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Edward F. Shropshire, in Atlanta following an extended illness. She was the widow of the late Mr. S. S. Copeland prominent Jackson business leader.
     The former Miss Willie Josephine Roop, she was born in Carroll County, the daughter of William Wright Roop and Mrs. Martha Jane Moore Roop. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Jackson.
     Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Sidney L. Waterhouse, pastor, officiating. Interment was in Jackson City Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Survivors include her daughter, Mrs. Edward F. Shropshire of Atlanta; a son, Morris R. Copeland of Griffin; several grandchildren.
     Pallbearers were Bill Sasser, Levi Ball, P. H. Weaver, Marlin Spencer, Avon Gaston, and William Y. Bailey Jr.

Coppedge, T. M. Mrs.
  The Jackson Progress-Argus September 14, 1923
Former Jackson Woman Met Death.
Mrs. T. M. Coppedge killed in automobile accident. Car driven by Rev. T. Merritt Bailey.
     Friends of Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Coppedge, former residents of Jackson, will be sorry to learn of the death of Mrs. Coppedge in an automobile accident in Florida Wednesday. Mr. Coppedge formerly worked for the Empire Buggy Co. in Jackson.
     The following account of the accident was printed in Thursday morning's daily papers:
Eugallie, Fla., Sept. 12.
     Mrs. T. M. Coppedge, of Orlando, Fla., was killed here this morning when the Ford Touring car in which she was riding and which was driven by Rev. T. M. Bailey, assistant pastor of the Mulberry Street Methodist church, of Macon, was struck by a Ford coupe driven by S. E. Barnwell, Jr., of Jacksonville.
     The accident occurred about a mile north of this city on the Dixie highway during a driving rainstorm, neither driver being familiar with the road and their vision was obstructed by the rain. They attempted to pass on a very narrow fill. The touring car, driven by Mr. Bailey, was struck above the rear fender in such a way that two top bows were broken, one of these striking Mrs. Coppedge, breaking her neck and inflicting a deep wound on the jaw. Death was instantaneous.
     In the car with Mrs. Coppedge and Mr. Bailey were T. M. Coppedge, Jr., Mrs. M. J. Bailey and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Holmes, Jr., of Macon. Mr. Bailey and his party expected to go to Miami for a short visit and were joined in Jacksonville on their way down by Mrs. Coppedge, who expected to visit a son who lately removed to that city.
     A coroner's jury investigated the accident and returned a verdict to the effect that Mrs. Coppedge came to her death through an unavoidable accident. The body will be shipped to Orlando tonight, accompanied by Mr. Bailey and party.

Corbett, Cecile Cornell
Jackson Progress Argus 22 May 1952
Mrs. Cecile Corbett Dies in Richmond
     Friends of Mrs. Cecile Cornell Corbett, former resident of Indian Springs, were saddened to learn of her death early Wednesday morning! at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Hampton Davis Sr., in Richmond, Va.
     Mrs. Corbett, 75, was born at Indian Springs, the daughter of George P. Cornell and Lucine Elder Cornell. She resided in Atlanta until the death of her husband, Mack Corbett, some years ago. For the last four or five years she had made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Davis in Richmond. She was a member of the Episcopal Church.
Besides her daughter, Mrs. Davis, other survivors are one son, M. L. Corbett of Atlanta; one grandson, Hampton Davis Jr., US Navy; four brothers, J. E. Cornell Sr., Indian Springs; W. E. Cornell Sr., Atlanta; George P Cornell Jr., Birmingham; Joe Cornell, Albany; one sister, Mrs. Oliver Dolvin, Atlanta. Mrs. T. A. Nutt Sr. of Jackson and Mrs. A. F. White of Flovilla are cousins.
     Graveside services will be held at the family cemetery near Indian Springs this afternoon at 1:30 o'clock when the. Episcopal burial service will be read.
     The pallbearers will be Wright Watkins, P. H. Weaver, V. Carmichael Sr., Doyle Jones Jr.
     Peacock & Ball Funeral Home are in charge of arrangements.
     
Corbin, Evielou Brownlee
Jackson Progress Argus 09 May 63
Woman Drowns Wednesday In Fall From Boat
     An Atlanta woman became Jackson Lake's third drowning victim in 1963 when she fell from a fishing boat into the water on Wednesday May 1st.
     The Newton Coroner, Sam Cowan, identified the woman as Mrs. Evielou Brownlee Corbin, 41, 998 Ormewood Ave., SE.
     Mr. Cowan said witnesses told him Mrs. Corbin was standing in boat when she fell overboard into the Waters Bridge area in Newton County.
     The Rev. Gordon Mann pulled her from the water shortly afterward and attempts to revive her were made, the coroner said.
     A native of Atlanta, Mrs. Corbin was a member of the Carey Park Baptist Church.
     She is survived by her husband, Charles W. Corbin; her parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brownlee of Atlanta; five sisters, Mrs. W. C. Collins, Mrs. Charles G. Hamilton and Mrs. Alton Holemann of Marbleton; Mrs Larry Harbin of Atlanta. Three brothers, the Rev. Frank M. Brownlee Jr. and Leon Brownlee of Mableton and Donald G. Brownlee of Atlanta.

Corbit, Richard Lee
Jackson Progress Argus 07 May 1980
Parachutist Dies In Fall
     A parachutist at Greene County Sport Parachute Center on Hwy. 42 jumped 7,500 feet to his death last Wednesday afternoon when his parachute failed to open.
Speculation from eyewitnesses contends that it was an apparent suicide. Richard Lee Corbit, 24, of Fort Myers, Fla., jumped out of a plane piloted by Ralph Hartman, manager of the center, and plunged to his death within a time frame of approximately 45 seconds.
     "According to eyewitnesses, the guy never attempted to pull either rip cord," Hartman said, following the incident.
     "The people who saw him coming down said that he held his arms straight out in back of him," he added.
     Eyewitness statements were made by four people. Hartman also said that Corbitt had packed his own parachute and that the reserve chute had been packed previously in Florida.
     Hartman explained that witnesses watching Corbitt descend said he was apparently in full control of his movement and not unconscious.
     According to reports from the Butts County Sheriff's Department, two other had parachuted from the plane prior to Corbitt's jump, both landing safely .
     One of the jumpers was a witness to Corbitt's death.
     Butts County Sheriff Billy Leverette said that although all indications point to suicide, the incident was ruled as an accident because of the inability to prove that it was an actual suicide.
     Leverette did add that an investigator from the Federal Aviation Administration checked Corbitt's chute following the incident and found that the rip cord was in fact. intact and that the chute had been correctly packed.
     According to Butts County Coroner John Sherrell, Corbitt's death marks the third fatality at the parachute center since it opened here eight years ago.

Corley, Agnes Wilson
Jackson Progress Argus 09 Apr 1986
     Agnes Wilson Corley, 78, of Flovilla died Friday afternoon at her residence.
     Mrs. Corley was a native of Monroe County. She was retired from the William
Carter Co.
     Survivors include six daughters, Martha L. Dykes and Janie Mays, both of Forsyth, Ruth Waits of Flovilla, Alma Crawford of Albany, Shirley Daniels of Cleveland, Ohio, and Doris Tidwell of Lizella; sons, Robert, Hiram, and Marvin Corley, all of Forsyth, and Mitchell Corley of Jackson; brothers, Albert, Marvin and Jeff Wilson, all of Forsyth; 29 grandchildren; and 23 great grandchildren.
     The funeral was held Monday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Andrew Dillon & Son Funeral Home in Forsyth with the Rev. James Burleson officiating. Burial was in Monroe Memorial Gardens.

Corley, David
Jackson Progress Argus 01 Jun 1983
     The county coroner's office is investigating a possible suicide that occurred Monday night.
     Jackson City police were called to the home of Joe Turner at 759 Hillcrest Drive
when a neighbor reported a possible missing person. The officers found Turner in his bedroom with an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. A .38 Smith & Wesson was found near the body with one bullet discharged according to police reports.
     Police were notified about 10 p. m:. Monday, and Coroner Rick Ballard estimated the time of death to be two-to-three hours earlier. Ballard said the investigation will continue.
     David Corley, a 22-year-old Griffin resident, was the first drowning victim this year in Butts County.
     According to Sheriff Billy Leverette, Corley was swimming with some friends Sunday afternoon in the Ocmulgee River between the dam and the Highway bridge. He was alone in the water when he went under at about 2 p.m. Leverette said.
    The Game and Fish Department recovered the body about two hours after Corley was reported missing. The Sheriff Department's rescue team also responded to the call.

Corley, George Hiram
Jackson Progress Argus 05 Nov 1980
Corley Rites Held Wednesday
     Funeral services for George Hiram Corley, 74, were held. Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock in the chapel of Andrew Dillon and Son Funeral Home in Forsyth. The Rev. H. P. McDonald officiated and interment was in Monroe Memorial Gardens.
     Mr. Corley, a native of Monroe County, died Monday in an Atlanta hospital. He was a retired machine operator for Monroe County.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Agnes Wilson Corley of Juliette; four sons, Mitchell L. Corley of Jackson, Robert L. Corley of Forsyth, Marvin P. Corley and Hiram E. Corley, both of Juliette: six daughters, Mrs. Carlton H. Waits of Flovilla, Mrs. Elmer Crawford of Albany, Mrs. Willie S. Tidwell of Lizella, Mrs. Wendell Daniel of North Ridge View, Ohio, Mrs. Martha Dykes and Mrs. Billy Mays, both of Forsyth;
     Two brothers, Morris L. Corley of Forsyth and Chenny Corley of Monticello; two sisters, Miss Marjie Corley and Mrs. Stella Matthews, both of Juliette; 37 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.

Corley, Morris Lee
Jackson Progress Argus 25 Jul 1990
     Mr. Morris Lee Corley, 73, of 5S0 Indian Springs Street died , early Saturday morning at Coliseum Park Hospital in Macon after an illness of several weeks.
     Funeral services were held Sunday in the chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home in Jackson, with the Rev. A. L. Price officiating. Interment was in the Paran Baptist Church cemetery in Monroe County.
     Mr. Corley was born on June 14. 1917, in Monroe County to the late Mr. and Mrs. George C. Corley. He was a self employed logger and sawmiller and was a member of Cabiness Baptist Church.
     Mr. Corley is survived by his wife, Mrs. Peggy Lou Kelly Corley of Jackson; daughters and sons-in-law, Patricia Corley and C. W. Florence of Forsyth; Sandy Corley and Howard Deutsch of Atlanta; sons and daughter-in-law, Gerald and Sandra Corley of Forsyth, and Chip Corley of Jackson; sisters, Stella Matthews and Margie Corley of Forsyth; two grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
     Sherrell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Corley, Robert Lewis
Jackson Progress Argus 22 Nov 1989
     Robert Lewis (R. L.) Corley, 62, of Route 2, Forsyth, died Nov. 15 at the Medical Center in Macon.
     The funeral was held Friday at 3 p.m. at Maynard Baptist Church in Forsyth with the Rev. Kelly Runyon officiating. Burial was in Monroe Memorial Gardens in Forsyth.
A native of Monroe County,
     Mr. Corley was the retired owner and operator of Corley's Garage in Forsyth. He was a member of Maynard Baptist Church and a Navy veteran.
     Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Corley; sons, Robert K and (George R. Corley, both of Forsyth, and Phillip E. Corley of Monticello; stepdaughters. Dale Robertson and Debra D. Robertson, both of Jackson; sisters, Shirley Daniel and Janie Mays, both of Forsyth, Martha Louise Dykes and Alma Crawford, both of Albany, Doris Tidwell of Roberta, and Ruth Waites of Flovilla; brothers, Hiram E. Corley of Forsyth, Marvin P. Corley of Gordon, and Mitchell L. Corley of Jackson.
     Monroe County Memorial Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
                   
Corley, William Jerry
Jackson Progress Argus 17 May 1956
Butts Couple Drown Sunday in Farm Pond in Attempt To Rescue Son, 4
     Grim tragedy talked a family fishing party Sunday afternoon, orphaned four Butts county children and claimed the lives of Mr. and Mrs. William Jerry Corley as they made a courageous attempt to save the life of their son, Robert Eugene, who had waded into the deep water of a fishpond near their home.
     Site of the double drowning was a small one-and-one-half acre fishpond near the Butts Monroe county line, formerly owned by Paul Maddox. The property had recently been sold to Monroe County.
     The Corley's with their son, Robert Eugene, 4, Mrs. Corley's sister, Miss Mary Lawton, and a friend James Bedsole were fishing Sunday afternoon about 3 p. m. when the child, who was wading in shallow water near the lake's edge, stepped into a deep hole.
     Seeing his son in trouble, William Corley, 42, a non-swimmer, immediately plunged in to rescue him. In the deep water, he was powerless to help either himself or child so Mrs. Corley, 22, the former Miss Rachael Lawton, who also could not swim, jumped in to lend her assistance.
     With the three Corleys floundering in the deep water Miss Mary Lawton leaped in to help and immediately got into danger herself.
     James Bedsole, the only swimmer in the group, then proceeded to rescue Miss Lawton and Robert Eugene but became physically exhausted before he could reach Mr. und Mrs. Corley, who went to their death with their arms entwined trying to save each other.
     Sheriff J. D. (Bud) Pope was summoned to the scene and reports that the bodies were recovered after a dragging operation of about 10 minutes in 10 feet of water.
      Corley was employed by the State Highway Department for local maintenance work.
     Funeral services for Mr. and Mrs. Corley were held Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the New Hope Primitive Baptist Church in Upson County with the Rev. Ralph Goodwin, Rev. E. L. Minton and Reverend Cox of Juliette officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery under the direction of Peacock and Ball Funeral Home.
The Corleys are survived by four children, Margaret, Robert, Shirley and William Jerry Corley, Jr.
     Mrs. Corley is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Lawton, of Jackson; two sisters, Miss Mary Lawton and Mrs. Rebecca Gilbert of Jackson; four brothers, James Lawton, John Lawton, and Billy Lawton of Jackson, and Bruce Lawton of Sandsbury, Ohio.
     Mr. Corley is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Charlie Minton of Jackson and Mrs. Lottie Lou Cox, Juliette; two brothers, R. L. Corley, Seaville Fla. and A. M. Corley of New Orleans, La.

Corley, William Jerry, Mrs. (nee Lawton)
(See Corley, William Jerry)
     
Cornell Mrs.
  Butts County Progress December 5, 1914
Indian Springs:
     Mrs. Oliver Dolvin and Mr. J. Edd Cornell have returned home from Macon where they attended the funeral of their grandmother, Mrs. Cornwell.

Cornell, George P.
Jackson Progress Argus 15 Apr 1971
Geo. Cornell Buried In Birmingham
     Mr. George P. Cornell, 92, widely known and prominent Birmingham, Alabama business leader, died Thursday morning, April 8th, following a period of declining health.
     Mr. Cornell was born in Indian Springs, the son of Mr. George P. Cornell, Sr. and Mrs. Lucine Elder Cornell. He was Division Manager of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company before retiring about 18 years ago and was active until some twelve months ago.
     Mr. and Mrs. Cornell often visited at the Elder Hotel but did not come last summer because of his health.
     Survivors include his wife, the former Martha Hunt of Macon; two daughters, Mrs. D. C. Rand of Atlanta and Mrs. Emily Drake of Birmingham, Ala.; a brother, J E. Cornell, Sr. of Indian Springs; grandchildren; nieces and nephews.

Cornell, George Percival
  Butts County Progress September 2, 1910
Mr. G. P. Cornell Sr. Is Dead At Sanitarium
     Mr. George P. Cornell, Sr., died at noon Monday in a sanitarium in Milledgeville where he had been for about a year. He was 62 years old and was originally from Savannah. The funeral was held from the Indian Spring Baptist church Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock, the services being conducted by Dr. Robt. VanDeventer. Interment was in the Barlow private burying grounds near Indian Springs. Surviving Mr. Cornell are his mother, Mrs. George Cornell, of Macon, one Aunt, Mrs. Zubers, of Macon; two daughters, Mrs. Mack Corbett, Macon, Miss Lillie Cornell, Indian Springs; four sons, George, of Birmingham, Joe, of Shreveport, Elder, of Macon, and Jas. Edward, Indian Springs. The deceased was twice married, first to Miss Lucile Elder and later to Miss Texas Elder.

Cornell, Grace Luella Ham
Jackson Progress Argus 16 Apr 1964
Mrs. Grace Cornell Passes Sunday In Atlanta Hospital
     Mrs. James Edward Cornell, Sr., 71, of Indian Springs, prominent and widely known Georgia matron, died Sunday night about 9:20 at Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta, after having been admitted to the hospital earlier that afternoon.
     Mrs. Cornell had been in declining health for approximately two years. The hospitality of the famed Elder Hotel, where she presided with marked graciousness as hostess, was known far and wide. During the past two seasons her activities were seriously curtailed by her health. The hotel is owned and operated by her husband and son and is one of Georgia's best known Summer resorts.
     Born in Butts County, she was the former Miss Grace Ham, the daughter of the late Mr. S. O. Ham and Mrs. Ollie Higgins Ham. She had lived in Butts County all of her life and was a member of the Jackson Garden Club and of the Indian Springs Baptist Church.
     Graveside services were conducted at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning with interment in Jackson City Cemetery. Dr. L. W. Bowen of Tift College, Forsyth, officiated at the simple rites. Haisten Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
     Survivors include her husband, James Edward Cornell, Sr., of Indian Springs; one son, James Edward Cornell, ir., of Indian Springs; one sister, Mrs. Paul Baker of Atlanta; two brothers, Otis Ham of Atlanta and Harold Ham of Daytona Beach, Fla. ; several nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers were Marlin Spencer, Richard W. Watkins Jr., Doyle Jones Jr., David Settle, Mike Allen and Bill Holloway.

Cornell, James Edward, Sr.
Jackson Progress Argus 06 Jun 1974
J. E. Cornell, Hotel Owner Died Monday
     Mr. James Edward Cornell, Sr., 81, of Indian Springs; a former owner of the Elder Hotel, one of the few remaining resort hotels in the state, died about 12:15 o'clock Monday morning at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta following a brief illness, but a longer period of declining health.
     Mr. Cornell was admitted to the hospital Thursday, May 30th. It is believed that the widely known hotel operator suffered an injury in a recent fall.
     Mr. Cornell was born in Bibb County on June 21st 1892, the son of the late Mr. George Percivall Cornell and Mrs. Lucine Elder Cornell.
     For a long number of years Mr. Cornell and his late wife Mrs. Grace Ham Cornell owned and operated the Elder Hotel at Indian Springs, dating back to the time when Indian Springs was one of the South's most famous watering places and health spas,
persons from the entire southeast being drawn to Indian Springs famed hotels because of the medicinal properties of the spa's sulphur-tasting waters.
     In latter years, Mr. Cornell was assisted in operation of the hotel by his son , James Edward Cornell, Jr., present owner. The Cornells took personal interest in all their guests and offered a service not often found in modern day hostelries.
     The Elder Hotel was particularly noted for its cuisine and the leisurely manner in which the meals were served in the spacious dining room. It was not uncommon for a few individuals to register at the opening of the hotel, usually in May or June, and to remain throughout the entire season until it closed in September. Because of this personal service and attention guests received, Mr. Cornell was. widely known by
his clientele that extended the length and breadth of Georgia, including regular guests from other states.
     Graveside services for Mr. Cornell were held Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock from the Jackson City Cemetery with Dr. I. W. Bowen officiating. Interment was in the City cemetery with HaIsten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Cornell is survived by a son, James E. Cornell, Jr. of Indian Springs; three nieces, Mrs. Harold Watkins of Albany, Mrs. Curtis Rand of Atlanta, and Mrs. Emily Drake of Birmingham; Alabama; one nephew George Cornell of Miami, Florida.
     Pallbearers were W. L. Holloway, John Webb, Doyle Jones Jr., W. O. Baker, Richard W. Watkins, Jr., and Mike Allen.

Cornell, Texas L. Elder
  The Jackson Progress-Argus November 8, 1918
Mrs. Texas Cornell Passes To Reward
     After an illness of several weeks Mrs. Texas Elder Cornell, aged 65, one of the most prominent and beloved residents of Indian Springs, passed away at her home at an early hour Wednesday morning. Death was due to a complication of diseases and was not unexpected.
     Mrs. Cornell was a native of Indian Springs and was a member of the Indian Springs Baptist church. She was a member of one of the most prominent families of the county and was held in high esteem by all who knew her. She was admired by a large circle of friends and was hostess of the Hotel Elder was known to thousands of citizens over the state.
     The funeral was held at the home Thursday morning at ten o'clock. Her pastor, Dr. Robert VanDeventer, conducted the service and interment was in the Elder cemetery.
     Mrs. Cornell is survived by one brother, Mr. W. A. Elder, of Indian Springs; one sister, Mrs. T. H. Haley, of Clearwater, Fla., and the following named step-children; Messrs. T. P. Cornell, of Birmingham; W. E. Cornell, of Atlanta; J. C. Cornell, of Albany; J. E. Cornell, of Indian Springs; Mrs. M. L. Corbett, of Jacksonville; and Mrs. O. D. Delvin, of Atlanta, all of whom have the sympathy of many friends in their bereavement.

The Jackson Progress-Argus November 15, 1918
Indian Springs
     In the death of Mrs. Texas Elder Cornell, Indian Springs has sustained a great sorrow, the Baptist church one of its most beloved and consecrated members and the New Elder Hotel an irreparable loss. Mrs. Cornell was born, reared, married and died here.
     In her long illness her family were untiring in their love and attentions. Those of her immediate family, who had the privilege of administering to her wants and needs now long for "The touch of a vanished hand, And the sound of a voice that is still."
     The impressive funeral services were conducted by her pastor, Dr. Robt. VanDeventer, at her home. The music was very beautiful, her favorite songs, "Nearer My God To Thee," and "Saved By Grace" were most exquisitely rendered. The flowers in their beauty and sentiment were tokens and emblems of her beautiful life she loved flowers and cultivated them in wondrous profusion.
     She is survived by devoted and loving step-children, all of whom clung affectionately to her life and grieved for her in death.
     A large concourse of friends from Jackson, Flovilla, over the state and her home people attended the last funeral rites.
     To the loving brother, Mr. W. A. Elder, sister, Mrs. F. H. Haley, children, nieces, nephews and all relatives sympathy is extended.

Cornell, William Elder, Sr.
Jackson Progress Argus January 1964
Elder Cornell of Miami Buried at Indian Springs
     Graveside services for Mr. Elder Cornell, Sr., 79, of Miami, Fla., who died Wednesday morning, were held Friday morning, January 10, at 11 o'clock at the Barlow Cemetery, Indian Springs.
     Mr. Cornell, brother of Mr. J. E. Cornell of Indian Springs, had been in ill health for a long period of time. Rev. W. L. Cawthon, pastor of the Jackson Methodist Church, officiated. Haisten Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
     Survivors include two sons, Elder Cornell, Jr., and George Cornell, both of Miami, Fla.; three brothers, J. E. Cornell of Indian Springs, Joe Cornell of Albany and George Cornell of Birmingham, Ala., several nieces and nephews.
Cornish, Royal White
  The Jackson Progress-Argus December 14, 1921
Remarkable Record Made By Prize Winning Chicken.
Lived to be twenty years old and captured many prizes at best shows in the entire country.
     This Royal White Cornish hen was bred and owned by Mrs. L. D. Singley, White Oak Poultry Farms, Jackson, Ga.; hatched March 1, 1900, died June 8th, 1920, being twenty years, three months, and eight days old. She was not entered in a show until she was ten years old, then she won first prize and special for the best hen in show. After that she was shown fourteen times at fairs and in poultry shows and was shown twice at the International Poultry Show and won first in her class at every place she was ever shown; also three specials for best hen in show, all varieties competing.
     There was no record kept of her eggs until she was 16 years old. In that year she laid 65 eggs and raised two broods of chicks. When she was 17 years old she laid 43 eggs and raised one brood of chicks, and when she was 18 years old she laid 32 eggs and raised two broods of chicks. When she was 19 years old she laid only 5 eggs and never laid any more, but was in good health until April before she died. There was a cold rainy spell of weather when she contracted something like bronchitis or shortness of breath, then she began to get weak.
     
Cornwell, Annie Laura Mangham
Jackson Progress Argus 28 Jan 1965
Mrs. Cornwell Buried At Liberty Thursday
     Mrs. Annie Laura Mangham Cornwell, widow of Mr. W. D. Cornwell, died early Wednesday morning, January 20, at her home on the High Falls Road in Spalding County. She was in her 97th year.
     Mrs. Cornwell had been in declining health and became seriously ill Tuesday night.
     A native of Butts County, she was a member of the Liberty Baptist Church here in the county.
     Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Mary Hamlett of Griffin and Mrs. Lucy Speir of Juliette; one son, W. T. Cornwell of Griffin; 18 grandchildren and 36 great-grandchildren; one brother, Robert Mangham of Zebulon.
     Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon at 2:30 from the Liberty Baptist Church. The Rev. James L. King officiated with interment in the church cemetery. Haisten Brothers Funeral Directors of' Griffin had charge of arrangements.

Cornwell, Jesse
  The Jackson Progress-Argus December 6, 1918
     Jesse Eugene Cornwell, 27 years of age, son of Mr. G. M. Cornwell, of Jackson Route 9, recently succumbed to disease in France, according to the list of casualties given out Saturday. None of the particulars are known, neither is the organization to which Mr. Cornwell belonged is given.
     The young soldier left Jackson June 27, for Camp Gordon and after a course of training there was sent overseas. He was a native of Jasper county but the family had resided in Butts county for several years. His father now lives on Mrs. R. E. Carmichael's farm, near Jackson.
     Besides his father, Mr. Cornwell is survived by several brothers and sisters.

The Jackson Progress-Argus June 30, 1922
Overseas Soldier Is Buried At Macedonia.
Body of Jesse E. Cornwell, killed in France in 1918, brought to this country for interment.
     Funeral services for Jesse E. Cornwell, who was killed in action in France in 1918, were held at Macedonia church Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock. The body reached Griffin Saturday and was brought to Stark Tuesday morning by a firm of Griffin undertakers. Rev. H. T. Smith, of Griffin, conducted the services and interment was in the church yard.
     Mr. Cornwell is survived by his father, Grover M. Cornwell and four sisters.
The young soldier was sent from Jackson to Camp Gordon in June 1918. He was killed in action on the western front, but none of the details are known here. At that time the family were residents of Butts county. Originally from Jasper county, they are now residents of Griffin.

Cornwell, John
Jackson Progress Argus 12 Sep 1963
John Cornwell, Butts Native, Died in Griffin
     Mr. John Cornwell, 87, died early Friday morning at his home on the old Orchard Hill Road in Spalding County.
     Born in Butts County, Mr. Cornwell operated a grocery store on the Zebulon Road before his retirement. He was a veteran of the Spanish-American War. Mr. and Mrs. Cornwell celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary last November.
     Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon from McDonald Chapel with the Rev. Eugene Maddox and the Rev. K. K. Jeffords officiating. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Susie Jones Cornwell; two daughters, Mrs. Beatrice Carter of Alma, and Mrs. Rena Norris of Milner; one son, Leland M. Cornwell of Savannah; three sisters, Mrs. Sallie Floyd Meredith of Jackson, Mrs. Addie Wilson of North Carolina, and Mrs. Ollie Brannon of Griffin; six grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren.

Cornwell, Ocie Mae Cochran
Jackson Progress Argus 27 Jul 1978
Griffin Rites Were Held For Mrs. Cornwell
     Funeral services for Mrs. Ocie Mae Cochran Cornwell, of Griffin, who died at 9:30 Tuesday night, July 18th, at the Brightmoor Medical Care Home in Griffin, were conducted at three o'clock, July 20th, in Haisten's Chapel, Griffin. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery.
     Born in Butts County January 19, 1900, she was daughter of the late Thomas Henley Cochran and the late Nannie Bishop Cochran. She had lived at 135 Spalding Street prior to entering the home in April.
     In addition to her husband, she is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Virginia Woodward of Austell; a son, Thomas Hollis Moore; two brothers, Walter F. Cochran and Thomas Russell Cochran; a sister, Mrs. Jewell Bostwick, all of Griffin; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Griffin was in charge of arrangements.

Cornwell, Rosa Bell
Jackson Progress Argus 14 Nov 1963
Mrs. Cornwell Is Buried Sunday
     Mrs. Rosa Bell Cornwell, 58, of 856 Clifton Road, Atlanta, died Friday afternoon at a hospital where she had been a patient for several years.
     Funeral services for Mrs. Cornwell, a native of Butts County, were conducted Sunday afternoon from the Liberty Baptist Church in Butts County with the Rev. Brady Blalock officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home of Griffin in charge of arrangements.
     She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. George L. Webb, Atlanta; mother, Mrs. Annie Cornwell, Griffin; brother, Truman Cornwell, Griffin; two sisters, Mrs. Jewell Hamlett, Griffin, and Mrs. Ben Spier of Juliette; three grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

Cornwell, Troy Bailey
Jackson Progress Argus 08 Aug 1963
Troy B. Cornwell, Butts Native, Buried at Griffin
     Mr. Troy Bailey Cornwell, 71, of 1312 Experiment Street, Griffin, died Friday night at Georgia Baptist Hospital in Atlanta.
     Mr. Cornwell was born in Butts County and had lived in Griffin for 51 years. He was the brother of Mrs. Will Meredith of Jackson.
     He was operator of Troy's' Place in Experiment for 23 years and was a member of the DeVotie Baptist Church.
     Funeral services were conducted Sunday from the DeVotie Baptist Church. Interment was in Oak Hill Cemetery.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Hortense Thornton Cornwell; one daughter, Miss Nedra Cornwell; a step-son, Bobby Blair, both of Griffin; three sisters, Mrs. Ollie Brannon of Griffin, Mrs. Will Meredith of Jackson, and Mrs. Annie Wilson of North Carolina a brother, John Cornwell of Griffin; four grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.

Cornwell, William D.
Jackson Progress-Argus 5 Jun 1941
Wm. D. Cornwell Passes Tuesday at High Falls
     The death of Mr. William D. Cornwell, . 68 years of age, well known resident of the High Falls community, occurred at 6 o'clock Tuesday morning. He had been in feeble health for several months.
     Born in Jasper county, Mr. Cornwell had resided in Butts county for about 25 years and was widely and favorably known to many people of the county. He was a member of Liberty church.
     Surviving are his wife, the former Miss Annie Laurie Mangham; one son, William Truman Cornwell, of Graf fin; five daughters, Mrs. E. W. Kent, Mrs. John T. English and Miss Rosa Belle Cornwell of Jack son; Mrs. B. F. Speir of Juliette; Mrs. Ozar Hamlet of the Rock; three brothers, Cleve and Troy Cornwell of Experiment and John Cornwell of Griffin; four sisters, Mrs. John Wilson of Linwood, N. C.; Mrs. Lillie McGee and Mrs. Ollie Brannen of Experiment, and Mrs. Will Meredith of Jackson.
     Funeral services were held Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock at Liberty Baptist church and interment was in the churchyard, with Thornton Funeral Homes in charge of arrangements.

Cosby, Roberta Erhard
Jackson Progress Argus 22 Sep 1993
     Roberta Erhard Cosby, resident of Hilltop Nursing Home in Forsyth, died Wed., Sept. 15, at the Monroe County Hospital.
     Graveside services were held Pri., Sept. 17, in the Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Blairsville.
     Mrs. Cosby was born Oct. 9, 1904 in Birmingham, Ala., daughter of the late Hubert and Annie Rebecca Gross Erhard. She was the widow of the late Earl Cosby.
     Survivors include daughters Judith and Bruce Couter and Joyce Rienke of Hilton Head, S. C; sons Earl Cosby Jr. of Blairsville and Robert Cosby of Apache Junction, Ariz.; and several grandchildren and great grandchildren.
     Sherrell Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Cothran, Louise Ludlum
Jackson Progress Argus 21 Dec 1994
     Louise Ludlum Cothran, 58, of Jackson died Sunday, Dec. 18, at Southern Regional Hospital in Riverdale.
     Funeral services were held Tuesday, Dec. 20, in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with Rev. Michael Harrigan and Rev. David Gooden officiating. Interment was in the Jackson City Cemetery.
     Mrs. Cothran was employed by the Frito-Lay Company in Chamblee from 1960-79.
     Survivors include husband, Glenn L. Cothran of Jackson; sons and daughters-in-law, David and Cindy Cothran, Danny and Yvette Cothran of Cumming; daughter and son-in-law, Deborah and Lee Page of Jackson; sisters, Velma Keen of Ellenton, FL, Lenora Kempson of Forsyth and Frances Hurt of Sylacauga, AL; brothers, Jerry Annis of Jackson and Ray Annis of Watchahatjhee, TX; step father, Cecil Annis of Jackson; step mother, Annie Ludlum of Sylacauga, AL; five grandchildren; and several other relatives.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Couch, John W.
Jackson Progress Argus 04 Apr 1963
Father of Mrs. O'Hearn Passes At Monroe Home
     Mr. John W. Couch of Monroe, Ga., father of Mrs. Lewis O'Hearn of Jackson died March 28.
     Funeral services were conducted Friday, March 29, from the Walker Baptist Church with the Rev. B. C. Care officiating. Interment was in Cabin Creek Cemetery in Jackson County with Williams and Smith, Inc., Monroe, in charge of arrangements.
     Survivors include his wife; daughters, Mrs. Lewis O'Hearn, Jackson; Mrs. J. P. Sturkey, Lincolnton; sons, Henry L. Couch, Madison; Monroe M. Couch; Monroe; sisters, Mrs. J. E. Gasaway, Monroe; Mrs. J. W. Stepp, Covington; brother, Frank Couch, Monroe.

Couch, Melvina Mrs.
  The Jackson Argus January 28, 1897
Found Dead.
Mice had begun to devour the body.
     At four o'clock yesterday afternoon the dead body of Mrs. Melvina Couch was found in her bed in her residence on Solomon street, the discovery being made by W. K. Howard. From the position of the body and the condition of it, and the testimony of the examining physician, she had been dead for some time possibly since Monday night, and must have died in a paroxysm of some sort perhaps a coughing spell. The body was lying on its back with the right arm outside, the lower extended, and the left arm bent, with the hand raised. The mouth was slightly open; on her lower lip rats or mice had begun to eat into the face, but the disfigurement was slight.
     Mrs. Couch had lived alone in the cottage since the death of her husband, within the sound of the bustle on Hill street, and where hundreds passed daily. She was last seen alive by Mrs. J. Q. Boynton on Monday afternoon. It was rumored that someone saw her Tuesday morning, but the rumor could not be substantiated.
     Coroner Williams empanelled a jury about 6 o'clock and examined a few witnesses only. W. K. Howard testified that he was passing and his attention was called to the house by someone who had been knocking at the door. He knocked several times and receiving no response, he went to a window and managed to see the bed and one hand and still failing to attract her attention, he broke open the door and found her dead as described above.
     Mrs. J. Q. Boynton testified to seeing her at her home Monday afternoon and reading the Bible with her. She seemed in her usual spirits, indicated the chapter she wished to read at her funeral, and the dress she wanted to be buried in.
     Dr. T. E. Drewry testified that she had been dead more than twenty-four hours possibly since Monday night and must have died in a paroxysm of some sort possibly a coughing spell. That to his knowledge she had been suffering from the grip for the past ten days and that she told his father, Dr. N. B. Drewry, that she had a spell not long since at night, that prevented her from moving or calling for help.
     In accordance with the testimony the jury brought in a verdict of "Death from natural causes."
     A little daughter of Mrs. Boynton had a letter for Mrs. Couch on Tuesday. She knocked on the door repeatedly and finally put the letter under the door where it was found yesterday. The little girl was sent back yesterday and her repeated efforts to make herself heard attracted the attention of neighbors, and Mr. Howard was called with the above result.
     Mrs. Couch was about seventy-two years of age. She had been married twice the first time to a Mr. Crawford; the second time to Dr. Couch, who has been dead many years. She had been a resident of Griffin for perhaps forty years and was well known to nearly everybody. She had one son the late James J. Couch, killed about ten years ago by J. F. Glenn on the sidewalk near the Odd Fellows building. Wrapped up, in her son, her darling boy whom she idolized, she never recovered from the shock of his death and constantly referred to him in conversation and a large picture of him hung near her bedside. She was supposed to be eccentric perhaps she was to an extent but those who knew her best loved and honored her for her good traits of character. She was a member of the Methodist church and had been for years.
     Some days she went to an undertaking establishment and selected the casket she wished to be buried in, and today she will be placed in it according to her wish.
Griffin News.

Couch, Morton
Jackson Progress Argus Jan 1978
Brother Of Mrs. O'Hearn Dies in Monroe
     Funeral services for Monroe Morton Couch, 54, of Monroe, were held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock from White Columns Memorial Chapel in Monroe. The Rev. Justus Garrett and Rev. Dan Hampton officiated and interment was in Hill Haven Memory Gardens.
     Mr. Monroe is survived by a sister, Mrs. Lewis O'Nearn of Jackson. Other survivors include his wife, Mrs. Elsie Couch and son, Gary Couch, of Monroe; daughter, Mrs. Charlene Cherry, of Good Hope; brother, H. L. Couch, of Madison; sister Mrs. J. P. Stuckey, Lincolnton, and Mrs. O'Hearn, and three grandchildren.
     White Columns Memorial Chapel, of Monroe, was in charge of arrangements.

Couch, Tabitha
Jackson Progress-Argus, July 31, 1952
Death of Couch Infant Occurred in Hospital
     Tabitha, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Couch, died Wednesday night, July 23, in the Griffin-Spalding Hospital. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Couch and Mr. and Mrs. Davis Willard.
     Graveside services were held at the Pepperton cemetery Thursday at 4 p.m. with Rev, Kirk Nesbit of the Presbyterian Church officiating. Haisten Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.

Cowan, Alton Grady
Jackson Progress Argus 29 Apr 1981 Cowan Rites Held Friday
     Funeral services for Alton Grady Cowan, 69, of Route 2, Jackson, were held Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home. The Rev. Hyatt Smith and the Rev. Don Harp officiated and interment was in the Stark United Methodist Church cemetery under the direction of Haisten Funeral Home.
     Mr. Cowan died Wednesday at Emory University Hospital where he had been a patient since Monday night A native of Henry County, he was son of the late William Gregg Cowan and Mrs. Mamie Wilkins Cowan.
     A retired Jackson businessman and farmer, he owned and operated Cowan's Grocery for many years prior to his retirement. He was a member of the Stark United Methodist Church, Saint John's Lodge No. 45 F&AM, and a committeeman for the ASCS,
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Elon Moseley Cowan of Jackson; two daughters, Mrs. Madelyn King of Gainesville and Mrs. Linda Raney of Rex; two sons, Phil Cowan of Stone Mountain and Larry Cowan of Jackson; Two brothers, Forrest Cowan of Locust Grove and Orris Cowan of Ellenwood a sister, Mrs. Ethleen Tingle of Locust Grove, seven grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers were James O'Neal, Joe Bell, Dudlev McEachern, Harold McMichael, Stanley Maddox, Nevin Duffey, Herman. Cawthon and Harold Brooks.
     Memorial gifts may be made to the Stark United Methodist Church's memorial fund.

Cowan, Harold F.
Jackson Progress Argus 05 Jan 1967
Brother of A. G. Cowan Was Buried Friday
     Funeral services for Mr. Harold F. Cowan of Locust Grove, brother of Mr. A. G. Cowan of Jackson, were held Friday afternoon, December 30, from New Hope Methodist Church with the Rev. W. H. Kirby officiating. Interment was in the churchyard cemetery with nephews serving as pallbearers. D. T. Carmichael & Son, McDonough, was in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Cowan died December 26 while enroute to the Griffin Spalding County Hospital. He had been ill for about two or three days. Born in Henry County and a lifelong resident, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Cowan. Mr. Cowan, 52, was a farmer and also worked in Atlanta.
     He is survived by two sons, William Cowan, stationed in Korea and Darrell Cowan of Henry County; six brothers, T. G. Cowan of Covington, Fitzhugh Cowan of Atlanta, Fred Cowan of McDonough, Forrest Cowan of McDonough, A. G. Cowan of Jackson, O. W. Cowan of Atlanta; three sisters, Mrs. Hollis Laney of McDonough, Mrs. James Tingle of Locust Grove, Mrs. Bob Beale of Atlanta; several nieces and nephews.

Cowan, James B.
  The Jackson Progress-Argus June 29 1923
Mr. J. B. Cowan Died In Atlanta June 16.
     The death of Mr. J. B. Cowan, 39 years of age, a native of Henry county but recently a resident of Covington, occurred June 16, at a private sanitarium in Atlanta. Death resulted from complications resulting from the effects of an abscessed tooth.
     Mr. Cowan was a member of the Baptist church and was generally held in high esteem. He is survived by his wife, who was Miss Lola Washington, of Worthville before her marriage; his father, Mr. N. B. Cowan; six brothers and three sisters.
     The funeral was held at Worthville Baptist church Monday afternoon, Rev. Walker Combs, of Covington, conducting the services. The burial service was in charge of Golden Fleece lodge of Covington, and interment was in the church yard.
                    
The Jackson Progress-Argus June 29 1923
Mr. James B. Cowan Answers Final Summons.
     Mr. James B. Cowan, affectionately known by his friends as Jim, was called to his final reward on Saturday, June 16, at 6 o'clock in the evening. The end came to Mr. Cowan at Davis-Fisher's Sanitarium in Atlanta after a brief illness.
     Funeral services were held in Worthville Baptist church, being conducted by Rev Walker Combs assisted by Rev. H. M. Cannon. His body was laid to rest with Masonic honors, the Covington lodge of Masons officiating.
     The end came as a distinct shock to relatives and friends as Mr. Cowan was in seemingly perfect health just a few days before his death. On June 12th he was carried to Atlanta for treatment where he steadily grew worse until his death on June 16th.
     Just as the grave was filled to a level with the ground a delegation from the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan in full uniform appeared on the scene with a beautiful cross of carnations and a lovely floral offering which were placed on the grave as a final tribute of respect to his memory.
     Mr. Cowan was born and reared in Sandy Ridge, Henry county, but for the past few years had made his home in Covington, Ga. He was 38 years of age, a member of Sardis Baptist church for the past twenty years, during which time he lived an exemplary Christian life. He gave liberally to all charitable causes, was an enemy of whiskey, a staunch upholder of law, and a devoted husband. He was loved and respected by all who knew him, for to know him was to love him.
     The deceased is survived by his wife, who was Miss Lola Washington of Worthville, his father and step-mother, Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Cowan; six brothers, Lonnie, Fred, W. C., I. C., of Henry county, J. W., of U. S. Naval Station in Japan, and Claude, of Corbin, Ky.; three sisters, Mrs. Della Smith, Mrs. Lois Wynn and Mrs. William Stroud, of Henry County.
     His death is a distinct loss to family, friends, church and state, for he was a tender and affectionate husband, a warm and loyal Christian and a progressive as well as constructive citizen.
A FRIEND.

Cowan, Mary Angelyn Wilkins
Jackson Progress-Argus, November 22, 1962
Mother of A. G. Cowan Died on November 14th
     Mrs. W. G. Cowan, 82, of Locust Grove, mother of Mr. A. G. Cowan of Jackson, died Wednesday, November 14th, at Georgia Baptist Hospital.
     According to Mr. Cowan, his mother entered the hospital about three weeks ago with an upset stomach. Shortly thereafterwards Mrs. Cowan had the misfortune of missing the step on the bed, and in the subsequent fall, fractured her hip.
     Mrs. Cowan was a native and lifelong resident of Henry County, being, before her marriage, Miss Mary Angelyn Wilkins, daughter of Mr. John Robert Wilkins and Mrs. Susan Garner Wilkins. Her father was one of the three founders of the New Hope Methodist Church in Henry County. He later moved to Cullman, Alabama with al of his family except Mrs. Cowan. Mrs. Cowan was a member of the New Hope Methodist Church and widow of the late W. G. Cowan who died on October 29, 1929.
     Funeral services were held Friday afternoon from the New Hope Methodist Church with the Rev. Juel Sealey officiating. Interment was in the churchyard cemetery with D. T. Carmichael & Son in charge.
     Survivors include sons, T. G. Cowan, Covington; C. F. Cowan, Atlanta; F. C. Cowan, McDonough; F. L. Cowan and H. F. Cowan, Locust Grove; A. G. Cowan, Jackson; O. W. Cowan,. Ellenwood; daughters, Mrs. T. H. Laney, Mrs. J. M. Tingle, Locust Grove; Mrs. R. H. Beale, Atlanta; sisters, Mrs. Olivia Wilkins, Mrs. Josie Wynn, Cullman, Ala;
Mrs. Rosa Yeager, Birmingham, Ala.; brother, Mr. T. E. Wilkins, Birmingham; 19 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.

Cowart, Keri Fay
Jackson Progress Argus 09 Mar 1988
     Graveside services for Keri Fay Cowart, stillborn daughter of Donald and Robin Lawson Cowart of Jackson, were held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Mount Vernon Baptist Church. The Rev. A L. Price officiated.
     In addition to her parents, survivors include two brothers, Matthew and Joseph Cowart; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Lawson of Jackson, Earl Cowart of Buford, and Lola Boyd of Griffin; great grandmother, Nina Washington of Jackson.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Cowart, Nellie Mae Cox
Jackson Progress Argus 01 Feb 1984
     Mrs. Nellie Mae Cox Cowart died early Friday morning at Westbury Nursing Home where she had been a resident for 2 � years.
     Mrs. Cowart was a retired teacher, formerly of Woodstock.
     Survivors include a daughter, the Rev. Ann Nell White Fletcher of Jenki nsburg; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.
     Services were held Saturday at 3 p.m. in Mount Gilead United Methodist Church in Woodstock.
     Sosebee Funeral Home of Canton was in charge of arrangements.

Cox, Jane Mrs.
  Butts County Progress November 27, 1914
Mrs. Jane Cox Died Here Tuesday Night
     Mrs. Jane Cox died at the residence of Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Crum Tuesday night at 7:30 o'clock. Death was due to the infirmities of old age.
     Mrs. Cox formerly resided at Roseville, S. C., and came to Jackson about two months ago to make her home with her brother, Dr. J. W. Crum. She was 78 years of age, and was an excellent Christian character. Mrs. Cox is survived by her brother Dr. J. W. Crum, of this city, her husband having died several years ago.
     The funeral was held from the residence of Dr. and Mrs. Crum at 2:30 Wednesday afternoon. The services were conducted by Rev. A. E. Sansburn. The pallbearers were: Messrs. R. P. Sasnett, J. B. Settle, George Head, R. S. Franklin, T. B. McMichael, Jack Dempsey.
     Interment was in the City Cemetery.
     Friends of the family extend sympathy in this time of sorrow.

Cox, Percy H. Mrs.
  The Jackson Progress-Argus July 31, 1925
     The friends of Mrs. Percy H. Cox, of Atlanta, will be grieved to know of her death, which occurred Wednesday morning at a private sanitarium in Atlanta.
     Mrs. Cox was a warm personal friend of Miss Viola Slaughter and had assisted her in several recitals here. She was teacher of piano at Washington Seminary and a pianist of note, having studied under the leading instructors in America.
Besides her musical talents, Mrs. Cox possessed a winning and gracious personality, which won her many friends.
     The funeral service and burial took place Thursday in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, her childhood home.

Cox, William Reid
Jackson Progress-Argus Feb 8, 1940
W. R. Cox, 70, Claimed by Death at Home in Dawson
     Butts county relatives and friends of Mrs. Lottie Crawford Cox sympathize with her in the death of her husband, William Reid Cox, 70, prominent businessman of Dawson, which occurred Wednesday at his home. Funeral services were to be held Thursday afternoon.
     Mrs. Cox was born and reared in Jackson and was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Crawford, her father having been sheriff of Butts county. Following her marriage to Mr. Cox she has resided in Dawson for the past several years.

Cox, Woodson Lane
Jackson Progress Argus 24 Oct 1979
W. L. Cox Rites Held Tuesday
     Funeral services for Mr. Woodson Lane Cox, 63, of Route three, Jackson, were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home, with the Rev. Brady Blalock officiating. Interment was in the Jenkinsburg cemetery.
     Mr. Cox died Monday morning at the Sylvan Grove Hospital.
     A native of Covington, Va., he was a retired roofing contractor.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Thelma Marie Fogus Cox; a daughter, Mrs. Shirley Mosher; three sons, Woodson L. Cox, Jr., David H. Cox and Francis Lee Cox, all of Jackson; brothers, William Cox, Hillman Cox and Joe Cox, all of White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.; a sister, Mrs. Ruth Hilton, of White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.
     Pallbearers were Vernon Mosher, Frank Price, Lee Holloway, Rev. David Gooder, Al Rhodes and Ed Peabody.

Craig, Effie Vashtie Allen
Jackson Progress Argus 06 Feb 1975
Mrs. Craig Buried At Greenwood
     Mrs. W. H. Craig of 490 Highbrook Drive, N.E., Atlanta, died Tuesday, January 28th.
Mrs. Craig, 91, the former Miss Effie Vashtie Allen, was born in Henry County.
     Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon, January 30, at one o'clock at Oglethorpe Hill with H. M. Patterson & Son in charge of arrangements. Rev. W. T. Booth officiated with interment in Greenwood Cemetery.
     Mrs. Craig is survived by a daughter, Mrs. E. R. Kimsey of Atlanta; a brother, A. O. Allen of Indian Springs; several nieces and nephews.

Craig, Emma Louise
Jackson Progress Argus 05 Oct 1994
     Emma Louise Craig of McDonough died Tues., Sept. 27, at Henry General Hospital.
     Funeral services were held Thurs., Sept. 29, at Rainer-Carmichael in McDonough with Elder Randall Cagle officiating. Interment was in Eastlawn Memorial Gardens in McDonough.
     Mrs. Craig was born May 16, 1912 in Henry County, daughter of the late John and Emma Hale Craig. She was the widow of Herbert A. D. Craig.
     She was an inspector at Dowling Textile and a member of the Sandy Creek Primitive Baptist Church in Flovilla.
     Survivors include son, William Craig of McDonough; sister, Gladys Elizabeth Wilder of Locust Grove; brother, Ralph Woodward of Griffin; and two grandchildren.
     Rainer-Carmichael Inc. of McDonough was in charge of arrangements.

Craig, Fred E.
Jackson Progress Argus 12 Feb 1976
Fred E. Craig, Brother Mrs. Snow, Buried Last Week
     Mr. Fred Emmett Craig of 900 Old Norcross Road, Lawrenceville, died February 3rd at DeKalb General Hospital.
     Prominent in city and county activities in Lawrenceville, Mr. Craig was well known in Butts County where he had many friends who were grieved to learn of his passing. He was chairman of the Board of Directors of the Brand Banking Company in Lawrenceville.
     Funeral services were held in Wages Funeral Home in Lawrenceville with interment in the Gwinnett County Memorial Gardens.
     Mr. Craig is survived by his wife, Mrs. Irene Langley Craig; two children, seven grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Vinie Lowry and Mrs. Jewell Snow, of Jackson; several nieces and nephews.

Craig, Grady Milton
Jackson Progress Argus 24 Aug 1988
     Grady Milton Craig, 59, of High Falls died Thursday at Henry General Hospital.
     The funeral was held Friday at 4 p.m. at Sherrell Funeral Home with the Rev. W. N. Tarleton and the Rev. Roy Vaughn officiating. Burial was in the Flovilla cemetery.
     Mr. Craig, a native of Henry County, was the son of Willie Mae Blissett Craig and the late Charlie Cosby Craig. He worked in the construction business and was a member of Bethany Baptist Church in McDonough.
     Survivors include his mother; sisters, Rebecca Davis of Forest Park, and Juanita Jones, Mary Ruth Lester, and Betty Jane Wesley, all of McDonough; brothers, Ed Craig of High Falls and Franklin Craig of McDonough; several nephews and nieces.
     Sherrell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Craig, Kimberly Ann
Jackson Progress Argus 05 Mar 1986
     Kimberly Ann Craig, infant daughter of Shirley and Billy Craig of Flovilla, died Wednesday, Feb. 26, at the Griffin-Spalding County Hospital -
     In addition to her parents, survivors include brother, Michael Beeland of Flovilla;
sister, Crystal Diane Craig of Flovilla; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Craig of Flovilla
and Buck Thomas of Griffin; and great-grandmothers, Myrtice Copeland of Forest
Park and Mrs. C. E. Craig of McDonough.
     Graveside services were held Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Flovilla cemetery with the
Rev. James T. Smith officiating.
     Haisten Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Craig, Leslie Cowan
Jackson Progress Argus 29 Apr 1971
Sister A. G. Cowan Died On Monday
     Mrs. Leslie Cowan Craig, 69, of McDonough, sister of Mr. A. G. Cowan of Jackson, died Monday morning, April 26th, at Crawford W. Long Hospital in Atlanta. Mrs. Craig had suffered a heart attack 41 days prior to her death and had been a patient in the hospital since that time.
     Mrs. Craig was born in Henry County to the late Mr. W. G. Cowan and Mrs. Mary Cowan, both of Henry County. She was a member of the Philadelphia Methodist Church in Henry County.
     Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at four o'clock from the Philadelphia Methodist Church with interment in the church cemetery. D. T. Carmichael & Son of McDonough was in charge of arrangements.
     Mrs. Craig is survived by her husband, P. W. Craig of McDonough; a daughter, Mrs. Alice (Tiney) Smith of McDonough; a sister, Mrs. James Tingle of Locust Grove; five brothers, T. G. Cowan of Covington, Fred C. Cowan and Forrest L. Cowan, both of McDonough, Alton G. Cowan of Jackson, Orris W. Cowan of Ellenwood; three grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.

Craig, Sarah Jane Tingle
Jackson Progress-Argus 12 Mar 1953
Mrs. Janie Craig Called By Death
     Mrs. Jane Craig, 83, widow of the late Mr. W. H. Craig, died Saturday at her home at Indian Springs as the result of an extended illness.
     Born in Monroe county on July 4, 1870, Mrs. Craig following her marriage had made her home at Indian Springs for several years. She was a member of Mt. Vernon Baptist
Church.
     Funeral services were held Monday at 11 a. m. at Mt. Vernon Church with the Rev. T. J. Thaxton officiating. Pallbearers were John Craig, Frank Craig, Eddie Craig, Ray Tingle, Jim Smith and Mitchell Duffey.
     Burial was in the churchyard with Peacock & Ball Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Survivors are two brothers, Joe Tingle of Dublin and Hunt Tingle of Crescent City, Fla.; several nieces and nephews.

Craig, Sean Andrew
Jackson Progress Argus 12 Aug 1987
     Sean Andrew Craig, infant son of Debbie and Andy Craig of Jackson, died Friday afternoon at the Griffin - Spalding Hospital.
     Graveside services were held Saturday at 3 p.m. at Mount Vernon Baptist Church. The Revs. A. L. Price and Eddie Morgan officiated.
      With addition to his parents, survivors include grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Williams of Jackson and Mr. and Mrs. James A Craig of Jacksonville, Fla.; great grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Harris of Jackson, Georgia Lou Tompkins of Forsyth, and Zena Craig of Ranger, Ga.; several aunts, uncles, and cousins also survive.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Craig, W. Harris, Mrs. (nee Duffey)
Jackson Progress Argus 10 Feb 1966
Mrs. W. H. Craig, Mother of Mrs. Brooks, Passes
     Mrs. W Harris Graig of Locust Grove, mother of Mrs. L. A. Brooks Jr. of Jackson, died February 5th at the home of a daughter in Forest Park following a period of declining health.
     Mrs. Craig was born in Henry County, the daughter of Mr. Sam Duffey and Mrs. Mary Jane Cleveland Duffey. She was a member of the Locust Grove Methodist Church.
     Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at three o'clock from the chapel of D. T. Carmichael & Son with Rev. Nat H. Long, Rev. Ralph Shea, and Rev. W. H. Kirby officiating.

Craig, Walter H.
Jackson Progress-Argus, June 20, 1946. Walter H. Craig Taken by Death.
     Funeral services for Walter H. Craig, retired farmer. who died Tuesday night at Georgia Baptist Hospital, Atlanta, were held Thursday afternoon, June 20, at three o'clock from the Mt. Vernon Baptist church with the Rev. Gaither A. Briggs pastor of the First Baptist church, Jackson, officiating.
     Born 78 years ago in Henry county, Mr. Craig had resided the past few years at Indian Springs. He was a member of the Mt. Vernon church.
     He is survived by his wife, the former Miss Janie Tingle of Monroe county; two sisters, Mrs. W. W. Patterson and Miss Mattie Craig of Atlanta; two brothers, Homer Craig of Locust Grove and Harvey Craig of Forsyth; and a number of nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers were th nephews, Ray Love, John Craig, Ed Craig, Mitchell Duffey, Carl Shaw and James Pooch.

Crane, Edgar Wood
Jackson Progress-Argus 23 Mar 1934
Mr. Edgar W. Crane Is Called by Death
     The death of Mr. Edgar Wood Crane, 23 years of age, occurred at his home at Pepperton Wednesday morning at 3o'clock. He had been sick for about two weeks and critically ill for only two days.
     Mr. Crane was a son of the late Mr. Pearl Crane and Mrs. Crane and was born and reared in the county. Never robust, young Mr. Crane had a large circle of friends who are grieved to learn of his death.
     He is survived by his mother, Mrs Pearl Crane; two sisters, Mrs. Bannie Reeves and Mrs. Dora Bennett, of Jackson; four brothers, I. T., L. H., J. V. and V. M. Crane, all of Jackson.
     Funeral services were to be held at the Pepperton church Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with Rev. L. L. Minton officiating. Interment will be in the Beersheba cemetery near Locust Grove.
                         
Crane, Elizabeth
  The Jackson Argus September 12, 1902
In Memory.
     At an early hour last Sunday morning, a fitting hour for the spirit of the young, God called little Elizabeth Crane, the thirteen month baby of Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Crane, up in to His everlasting play-grounds of riches, peace and love. Baby seemed to catch a glimpse of her radiant playmates ere she left us, for she opened her eager eyes, stretched her anxious arms upward, and smiled a happy welcome to God's mist-clad messenger.
     Our hearts, with the parents, bend down, like violets after rain, but God's sun will dry away the crystal drops, and lift our heads anew and fix our eyes on that eternal home when we must become as little children if we would enter. Like their treasure, on the bright and shining shore, may the parents await,
"Sunset and evening star, and one clear call for me,
In perfect glee,
And may there be no morning of the bar,
When they put out to sea.
D. D.

Crane, Infant
  The Jackson Progress-Argus January 28, 1927
Death Of Infant.
     Mr. and Mrs. I. T. Crane, of Pepperton, have the sympathy of their friends in the death of their infant, which occurred Monday night.

Crane, Isaac Travis
Jackson Progress-Argus, June 19, 1952
Travis Crane Train Victim in Pepperton
     Isaac Travis Crane, 55, employed by the Pepperton Cotton Mills, was instantly killed at 10:55 a.m. Friday when he was struck by a northbound Southern freight engine at the Pepperton crossing.
     At the time of the tragedy Mr. Crane was crossing the railroad track between the cotton mill and the Pepperton Store. Described as somewhat deaf, he did not hear the oncoming until too late to jump to safety. The mangled body was picked up at the scene of the accident.
     There were eyewitnesses and no inquest was held.
Native of Henry county, where he was born March 3, 1897, he was a son of the late Pearl Crane and Mrs. Beckie Jinks Crane. He had resided in Pepperton for thirty years and was a valued employee of the textile company. He was held in high esteem by fellow workers and the employing firm.
     Funeral services were held Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Pepperton Baptist Church, with Rev. M. O. Harold and Rev. Ralph Goodwin officiating. Burial was in the Pepperton cemetery with Peacock & Ball Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     The pallbearers were Robert Reese, Edward Reese, Paul Reeves Jr., Jerry Crane, Aubrey Williamson, Ben Williamson.
     Survivors are his wife and two daughters, Mrs. Carol Faye Harper and Miss Catherine Netia Crane; one son, Richard Crane; three brothers, Joel Crane, Butts county coroner-elect; Howard of Drayton S. C. and Fred of Round Oak, Ga; sisters, Mrs. Paul Reeves of Jackson and Mrs. Ervin Benton of Warner Robins.

Crane, James Henry
  The Jackson Progress-Argus September 17, 1920
Card Of Thanks.
     We wish to publish the birth and death of our infant, little James Henry. He was born the 24th day of August and on the 26th day of August he died. We hated to part with him, but it was the good Lord's will to take him home. We are going to try and live a Christian life and meet him. We wish to thank our friends and neighbors and Dr. Woods for their kindness shown during the illness and death of our darling baby. He was laid to rest in the Macedonia cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Crane.

Crane, James L.
  Butts County Progress August 13, 1909
James Crane Died On Last Saturday.
     The death of James L. Crane, the 11 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Crane, living near Jackson, took place last Saturday. Death was due to kidney trouble and Uremic poising. The funeral took place at Beersheba Sunday, the services being conducted by Rev. Lige Oglesby, of McDonough. The friends of Mr. and Mrs. Crane sympathize with them in the death of their little son, who was a bright and manful boy of great promise.

Crane, Johnnie Wesley
Jackson Progress Argus 19 Sep 1957
J. W. Crane, 71, Died In Griffin
     Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at the DeVotie Baptist Church for Johnnie Wesley Crane. 71, who died at the Griffin-Spalding Hospital.
     He was a native of Pike county; and had lived in Griffin 33 years.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Bertha Gurley; one sister, Mrs. Sara Richardson of Delano, Calif.; a half brother, Roy Dodson of Jackson. One grandson and a great granddaughter.

Crane, Leonard (Linton) Howard
Jackson Progress Argus 25 Jan 1968
Funeral Plans Incomplete For Leonard H. Crane
     Mr. Leonard Howard Crane of Spartanburg, S. C., died Wednesday morning, January 24th, in a Spartanburg hospital following a brief illness. It was learned here that Mr. Crane suffered a stroke Sunday from which he never rallied.
     Funeral arrangements at press time were incomplete but it is known that he will be brought here for burial with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
    Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Erwin Benton of Warner Robins and Mrs. Paul Reeves Sr. of Jackson; two brothers, Joel Crane of Indian Springs and Fred Crane of Round Oak.
Jackson Progress Argus 01 Feb 1968
Leonard Crane Buried Friday In Henry Co.
     Funeral services for Mr. Leonard Howard Crane, of Spartanburg, S. C., were conducted Friday afternoon at three o'clock from the Chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with the Rev. Arthur L. Price officiating. Interment was in the Bersheeba Baptist
Cemetery in Henry County with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Crane died Wednesday morning, January 24, in a Spartanburg hospital following a brief illness. Mr. Crane, 64, was caretaker at the Spartanburg Knights
of Pythias Lodge. He was born in Butts County, the son of Mr. Pearl Crane and Mrs. Liza Rebecca Jinks Crane.
     Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Erwin Benton of Warner Robins and Mrs. Paul Reeves Sr. of Jackson; two brothers, Joel Crane of Indian Springs and Fred Crane of Round Oak.
     Pallbearers were Wayne Crane, Jerry Crane, Richard Crane, Micky Crane, Leonard Crane.

Crane, Marcus L.
Jackson Progress Argus November 1 1929
Confederate Veteran Answers Final Call
    In the death of Mr. Marcus L. Crane, aged 88, which occurred Monday morning at 11 o'clock at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Alex Holstein, near Jackson. Butts county lost one of its few remaining Confederate veterans.
    Mr. Crane, a highly esteemed and respected citizen, had been in declining health for some time and death was due to infirmities of old age. A native of Butts county, where he was born and reared, Mr. Crane had resided here all his life with the exception of the time he served in the Confederate army. In the war between the States he served as a member of company A Fifth Georgia cavalry and proved a faithful and loyal soldier. He was a member of Camp Barnett U C V of Jackson and was a member of Macedonia Baptist church. Many friends regret to learn of his passing.
    He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Alex Holstin, of Jackson; one son, Mr. Jim Crane, of Jackson and a brother, Oscar Crane.

Crane, Marcus Scott
Jackson Progress Argus 08 Apr 1992
     Mr. Marcus Scott Crane, 17, of Route 1, Biles Road in Jackson was pronounced dead on arrival at Sylvan Grove Hospital in Jackson early Saturday morning from injuries sustained in an automobile accident
     The funeral was held Sunday, April 5, at Macedonia Baptist Church, with the Revs. Rodney Autry and John Walker officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
     Mr. Crane was born in Fulton County, son of Richard and Faye Biles Crane. A popular student at Jackson High School, the junior was number 91 on the Red Devil football team and was on the golf team. He was employed at Red & White grocery store.
     Survivors include his parents; sister, April Crane; grandmother, Lillie Myron Crane; and a host of uncles, aunts, and cousins.
     Sherrell Funeral Home in Jackson was in charge of arrangements.
 
Crane, Martha Caroline Adeline Barnes
  The Jackson Progress-Argus March 2, 1923
Mrs. M. L. Crane Claimed By Death.
     Following a protracted period of ill health and an illness of several days, Mrs. M. L. Crane, aged 75, a highly esteemed woman of the county, passed away at her home a few miles from Jackson Saturday morning at 8 o'clock. She had been in feeble health for a year or two and recently suffered from an attack of influenza.
     Mrs. Crane was a native of Butts county and was a Miss Barnes before her marriage. She was a member of the Macedonia church, having joined when a girl. She is survived by her husband, Mr. M. L. Crane, an esteemed Confederate veteran; one daughter, Mrs. Alex Holston and one son, Mr. J. O. Crane.
     The funeral was held Sunday morning at 11 o'clock at Macedonia, Rev. L. L. Minton officiating. Interment was in the family lot in the churchyard.

Crane, Nelirea Jane
  The Jackson Progress-Argus May 13, 1927
Funeral Of Crane Child Held Thursday Afternoon
     Funeral services for Nelirea Jane Crane, nineteen-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joel Crane, of Pepperton, who died May 10, were held Thursday afternoon at the Pepperton church with Rev. Mr. Martin, of Barnesville officiating. She is survived by her parents and grandparents.

Crane, Pearl C.
  The Jackson Progress-Argus September 10, 1926
       Following an illness of several years, Mr. Pearl C. Crane, aged 57, died at his home at Pepperton Saturday night at 8:30 o'clock. He suffered a stroke of paralysis two or three years ago and had been in feeble health for many months. Friends of the family are sorry to know of his passing.
     Mr. Crane was born and reared in Butts county. He was an industrious, heard working citizen and admired for his sterling qualities. He had many friends over the county by whom he was held in high esteem. Mr. Crane was a member of Beersheba Primitive Baptist church.
     He is survived by his widow, who was a Miss Jinks of Henry county before marriage; several sons and daughters; one brother, Mr. L. R. Dodson, of Flovilla, and a sister, Mrs. E. W. Cook, of Jackson.
     Funeral services were held at Beersheba church Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock and were conducted by his pastor, Rev. Dan Henderson, of Jonesboro. Interment was in the family lot in the churchyard.
  
Crane, Rebecca Jinks
Jackson Progress Argus, November 2, 1950
Mrs. Crane Died at Warner Robins
     Mrs. Rebecca Jinks Crane,78, died Tuesday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. E. V. Benton, at Warner Robins. She had lived in Butts and Henry counties all of her life and had many friends and relatives here.
     Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the Pepperton Baptist church with Rev. Vernon Brown and Rev. Elzy Spier conducting the services. Besides her daughter, Mrs. Benton, Mrs. Crane is survived by another daughter, Mrs. Paul Reeves of Jackson; four sons, I. T. and Joel Crane of Jackson, L. H. Crane of Spartanburg, S. C.; Fred Crane, Gray.
     Haisten Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.

Crane, Thelma Turner
Jackson Progress Argus 03 Nov 1993
     Thelma Turner Crane of Jackson died Tues., Oct. 26, at Sylvan Grove Hospital.
     Funeral services were held Thurs., Oct. 28, at Second Baptist Church in Jackson with Rev. A. L. Price officiating. Interment was in the Pepperton Cemetery in Jackson.
     Mrs. Crane was born Jan. 22, 1906 in Butts County, daughter of the late Luther and Genevive Williamson Turner. She was a homemaker and the widow of Joel Crane. She was a member of the Second Baptist Church.
     Survivors include sons Wayne "Bozo" Crane of Macon and Jerry Crane of Warner Robins; daughters Jeanene Fitzgerald of Jackson and Marion Long of Locust Grove; brother Algie Turner of Daytona Beach, Fla.; sisters Martha Thurston and Elsie Tillery of Jackson, Nedrell Williams of Grayson and Dot Harrison and Bobbie Cile James of Macon; 13 grandchildren; several great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
     Sherrell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Crane, Willie Lee
  The Jackson Progress-Argus March 18, 1921
Death Of Two-Year-Old Girl Occurred Monday.
     Willie Lee, the two-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Crane, of Jackson, who recently moved here from Florida, died at 12 o'clock Monday. The funeral was held Tuesday at Beersheba church, Rev. E. C. Wilson conducting the services. The little girl is survived by her father and mother.

Crane, Willie L.
  The Jackson Progress-Argus October 21, 1921
Mr. Willie L. Crane Passed Away Sunday.
     Following an illness of several months, Mr. Willie L. Crane, 52 years of age, passed away at the home of his brother, Mr. Pearl Crane, near Jackson, Sunday afternoon. He had been in feeble health since the first of the past year and suffered from a complication of diseases.
     Mr. Crane was a native of Butts county, having been a son of Mr. and Mrs. John Crane. His mother was a Miss Dodson, member of the well known Dodson family of the county. Mr. Crane had been a resident of Florida for some time, but had recently made his home with relatives in Butts county.
     He is survived by three brothers, Messrs. Pearl C. Crane and L. N. Dodson, of Butts county, and John Crane, of Lamar county, and one sister, Mrs. Walter Cook, of this county. He is also survived by his wife.
     Funeral services were held Monday morning at 11 o'clock at Beersheba church, Henry county, Rev. E. C. Wilson, of Jenkinsburg, conducted the services and interment was in the church yard.

Cranford, Darrell
Jackson Progress-Argus, April 3, 1947.
Death of Cranford Baby Occurred on March 28.
     Mr. And Mrs. Louis Charles Cranford have the sympathy of friends in the death of their infant, Darrell, which occurred on Friday. Graveside services were conducted at Pepperton cemetery at 4 p.m. Saturday with Rev. G. A. Briggs officiating. Funeral plans were directed by Dillon-Thomas Company.
     Mrs. Cranford is the former Miss Ethel Tillery.

Cranford, Lorene Torrance
Jackson Progress Argus 09 Aug 1995
     Mrs. Lorene Torrance Cranford, 54, of Milledgeville, died Saturday, Aug. 5 in a local hospital.
     Funeral services were held Tuesday, Aug. 8 in Williams Memorial Chapel in Milledgeville with Rev. Sandra Finley and Elder Robert Torrance officiating. Interment was in West View Cemetery.
     Mrs. Cranford was a native of Baldwin County. She had made her home in Jackson for a number of years, and was employed by Quality Products, Co. before moving back to Milledgeville. She was the daughter of the late J. T. Torrance and was a Baptist.
     Survivors include companion, Lewis Darley of Jackson; daughters, Mrs. Dianne Hughes of Buford, Mrs. Betty Farmer and Mrs. Kathy Cook, both of Milledgeville; sons, Mike Coker of Lawrenceville and Tommy Coker of Griffin; mother, Mrs. Ethel Torrance of Milledgeville; brothers, Martin Johnson and W. L. Johnson, both of San Diego, CA; seven grandchildren
     Williams Memorial Chapel of Milledgeville was in charge of arrangements.
     
Crary, J. J. Mrs.
  The Jackson Progress-Argus June 3, 1921
Indian Springs Visitor Called By Sudden Death.
     Mrs. J. J. Crary, of Dothan, Ala., 60 years of age, passed away at the Wigwam Hotel, Indian Springs, where she was a guest, Tuesday night at 9 o'clock. She was stricken Sunday night with acute indigestion, which was the immediate cause of death. With Mrs. Crary at the Wigwam were her husband and her daughter, the latter being the pianist of the Wigwam orchestra.
     The remains were shipped Wednesday morning at 9:40 o'clock to Dothan, Ala., for funeral and interment.

Crawford, Mr.
  Middle Georgia Argus December 2, 1884
A Man Killed At A Party.
     On Wednesday night the people in the vicinity of Pleasant Hill church, just across the line of Butts in Monroe county, met at the residence of Mrs. Crawford for the purpose of spending a few hours "tipping the light fantastic," but as is often the case at such gatherings, some parties had indulged too freely in the "ardent," which aroused their fighting propensities, and a general melee was the result. In the fray some one struck young Crawford in the head with a rock, killing him instantly. Three persons, two Corleys and another young man whose name is, we did not learn, were arrested and being held as the guilty ones, This is another sad result of the use of intoxicating drink.
                    
Crawford, Anne Eliza Moore
  Butts County Progress October 25, 1912
Mrs. J. M. Crawford Passed Away Saturday.
After a short illness prominent woman died in Atlanta.
     Surviving her husband a little more than a week, Mrs. J. M. Crawford passed away early Saturday morning. Although she was ill for about ten days, the seriousness of her condition only became known Friday afternoon, when she was taken to a private sanitarium in Atlanta where it was hoped that medical treatment might prove beneficial, but all that loving hands and skilled physicians could do was unavailing.
     Before her marriage Mrs. Crawford was a Miss Moore and resided in this county nearly all her life. She was fifty-eight years old and had she and her husband lived a few weeks longed they would have been married forty years.
     Of a sunny, cheerful disposition she lived for others and endeavored to scatter sunshine about her to make loved ones happy. Self-sacrifice, usefulness and unselfish devotion to duty were characteristics of her christian life. She bore sorrow with christian fortitude and met misfortunes bravely, causing her many friends to admire and esteem her for these unusual virtues.
     The funeral services were held at the Baptist church, of which she was a loyal member, on Sunday afternoon and was largely attended. Appropriate to the death of this devoted husband and wife, Dr. R. VanDeventer, who conducted the services, read the passage of Saul and Jonathon, who were "lovely and pleasant in life and in death were not divided."
     In their deep sorrow the brothers and sisters have the comfort and sympathy of a wide circle of friends.
     Surviving Mrs. Crawford are four daughters; Mrs. J. R. Nicholson, of Maxes, Mrs. Lottie Crawford Atkinson, Misses Annie and Florence Crawford; three sons, Mr. L. M. Crawford, Dr. R. L. Crawford, of Locust Grove, Mr. Walter Meade Crawford, of Dublin; three brothers, Mr. William Moore, of Boston, Mr. John L. Moore, of Rockmart, Mr. David Moore, of Louisiana.

Crawford, Annie Miss
  The Jackson Progress-Argus April 2, 1920
Miss Annie Crawford Falls On Final Sleep
     After an illness extending over a year and a half, Miss Annie Crawford passed away on Wednesday afternoon at her home at Indian Springs where she had resided since the burning of her home on College street about a month ago.
     Miss Crawford spent the greater portion of last year in the mountains of North Carolina in hopes of benefitting her health and returned last fall to her home here. For several months she seemed to improve and grew very optimistic over her condition, but later she grew weaker and gradually more so until the end. She fought ill health bravely and believed up until a few weeks ago that there was a possible chance of recovery.
     Miss Crawford was the daughter of the late Mr. And Mrs. J. M. Crawford, both of whom died in October 1912, and sister of the late Mr. L. M. Crawford, and who died April of last year.
     She possessed a keen sense of humor and was always the life of any group of friends when she was present. She made many sacrifices for the members of her family and upon the death of her mother assumed entire charge of a younger sister. She will be greatly missed in a social and business way. Several years ago she held a position with the First Farmers Bank and later went to Atlanta to accept a position. It was there her health gave way and she went to Ashville, N. C. She is survived by three sisters, Mrs. J. R. Nicholson, of Maxes, Mrs. W. R. Cox, of Dawson, and Miss Florence Crawford; two brothers, Dr. R. L. Crawford, of Locust Grove and Mr. W. M. Crawford, of Jackson.
     The funeral services were held at First Baptist church, of which she was a member, Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock, Dr. Robert VanDeventer officiating. Interment was in the family lot in the Jackson cemetery.

Crawford, Aurora Elizabeth Skinner
Jackson Progress-Argus Dec 5, 1940
Mrs. Crawford Dies in Griffin
     Griffin, Ga. Mrs. Aurora Elizabeth Crawford, 68 years of age, died Friday morning at Strickland Memorial Hospital after an illness of several days.
     Funeral services will be conducted from the Bethany Baptist church in Henry county Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. C. B. Bullard and Dr. J. B. Turner will officiate. Burial will be in the churchyard with Haisten Brothers, funeral directors, in charge.
     Surviving Mrs. Crawford are two daughters, Mrs. L. W. Wilkerson of Morrow, Ga., and Mrs. W. N. Westmoreland, of Miami, Fla.; three sons, O. L. Crawford, of Atlanta, and J H. and W. A. Crawford, of Griffin; four sisters, Mrs. Laura Rosser of Locust Grove, Mrs. Belle Allen, of Jackson, Mrs. Nora Capps of Jenkinsburg and Mrs. Minnie Stewart of High Point, N. C.; four brothers, J. F. Skinner of Experiment; Jess Skinner of Locust Grove; Claude Skinner of Atlanta and Lewis Skinner of Miami.

Crawford, Dollie Mrs.
  The Jackson Argus May 7, 1897
     Mrs. Dollie Crawford was buried at Fellowship Saturday morning. The funeral was conducted by Rev. J. F. Pharr of McDonough. Mrs. Crawford lived in Spalding county. She was a good and useful woman. Her death was caused from fever.

Crawford, E. M. Mrs.
  Middle Georgia Argus April 6, 1882
Died.
     Just before going to press, the sad intelligence reached us, of the death of Mrs. E. M. Crawford. She died at two o'clock this morning.

Crawford, Elizabeth J. Collins
  Jackson Argus May 18, 1900
Mrs. W. D. Crawford Dies.
     Mrs. W. D. Crawford died at her home in the country yesterday after a severe illness with lagrippe. She was a noble woman and leaves relatives and many friends to lament her death. Mr. Crawford the husband is confined to his bed with lagrippe now.

Crawford, Emma Smith
Jackson Progress Argus 02 Feb 1956
Mrs. Crawford Died Tuesday at Daughter's Home
     Mrs. Emma Smith Crawford, 73, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lucy Anthony in Flovilla, late Tuesday afternoon after a lengthy illness. She had lived with Mrs. Anthony for a number of years following the death of her husband; the late Fred Crawford.
     She was a member of the Alon Methodist Church and graveside services were held at Mill Creek Cemetery near Dalton, Ga., with Haisten Funeral Home in charge.
     She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Lucy Anthony, Flovilla; Mrs. Carlie Michael, Monroe; one son, Harvey H. Crawford, Rome; one sister, Mrs. Lula Babb of Mill Creek, Ga. two brothers, Tom Smith, Dalton and Non Smith of Oklahoma; 18 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.

Crawford, Grady
Jackson Progress Argus 24 Apr 1991
     Mr. Grady Crawford, 64, of Jacksonville, Fla., formerly of Jackson, died Thursday morning at the Methodist Hospital in Jacksonville.
     Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, April 25, at Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church in Jacksonville, with Dr. James Matthews Jr. officiating. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Jacksonville.
     Mr. Crawford was born in Jackson, son of Janie Bell and the late Jim Henery Crawford of Jackson. He served in the U.S. Navy for 23 years, and he worked at the Mayport Navy base and retired after 20 years.
     Survivors include a devoted friend, Sara Lovette; sons, Sgt. Grady Crawford and Pvt. John Starks of Jacksonville, Fla.; sisters, Ethel Mae Freeman, Ruby McMichael, and Florine Andrews; brother-in-law, the Rev. Bradley E. Freeman, all of Jackson; and a host of nieces, nephews.
     Alphonsa West Mortuary in Jacksonville is in charge of arrangements.
     
Crawford, Harold Marks
  Middle Georgia Argus March 15, 1894
Infants Death
     Harold Marks Crawford, the infant son of J. M. and Annie E Crawford, died at the home of his parents Sunday morning, March 11, 1894. He was born April 15, 1893, being not quite one year old. He was a bright interesting child, and the pet of the home, and filled a large place of each member of a devoted family. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Crawford deeply sympathize with them in the loss of their dear little baby boy.
"A bud of beauty nipped by death!
O no! but upward born,
Where no rude wind or poisoned breath
Can blast a flower of paradise."
G. W. Gardner.

Crawford, Henry, Sr.
Jackson Progress Argus 21 Jun 1989
     Henry Crawford Sr., 74, of 235 Watkins Drive, Jackson, died Monday, June 12.
     The funeral was held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Zion Baptist Church with the Rev. A. M. Thurman officiating. Burial was in the Jackson cemetery.
     Mr. Crawford was born in Henry County, son of George and Mary Crawford. He was a member of the China Grove Baptist Church and served on the senior ushers board.
     Survivors include his wife, Mamie Cash Crawford; sons, George and Willie James Crawford and A. C. Travis; daughters, Mary Ann and Mamie Ruth Crawford; daughters-in-law, Minnie and Bertha Crawford; stepmother, Nettie Barber; three brothers, eight sisters, five aunts, nine brothers-in-law, six sisters-in-law, 11 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren; several nephews and nieces.
     Trimier - Jackson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Crawford, Infant
  The Jackson Progress-Argus May 20, 1921
Death Of An Infant.
     Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Crawford have the sympathy of their friends in the death of their infant, which occurred Friday

Crawford, James Marks, Hon.
  Butts County Progress October 11, 1912
Mr. J. M. Crawford Died Early Thursday.
Sudden death takes one county's most prominent citizens.
     Coming with painful suddenness was the death of Hon. J. M. Crawford, which occurred at his home at Indian Springs Thursday morning at an early hour.
Death took this beloved citizen before the news of his illness was generally known. He was sick only a few days, his condition having become serious Wednesday. A combination of diseases was the cause of death, the immediate cause being a kidney trouble.
     Mr. Crawford's passing brings acute sorrow to thousands of his friends here and throughout the state. No man in this section was better known and genuinely admired than Mr. Crawford. He numbered his friends by his acquaintances, for he had those qualities of mind and heart that won the esteem of those he met. As a man and a former county official Mr. Crawford will be sadly missed.
     Mr. Crawford was a native of this county and belonged to one of the most prominent families in this section. He was about sixty years of age at the time of his death. He served the people as sheriff for eight or ten years and without doubt was one of the most popular men who has ever served this county in that capacity. He was open, frank, and fearless.
     As a citizen, Mr. Crawford did his duty to his county and state. He was a member of the Baptist church and exemplified his religion by his daily walk and talk among his fellows. That he lived wisely and well is the sentiment of many hearts who are bowed with poignant grief at his passing.
     Surviving Mr. Crawford are his wife, who before their marriage was a Miss Moore, of Spalding county; four daughters, Mrs. J. R. Nicholson, of Maxes, Ga., Mrs. Lottie Crawford Atkinson, Misses Annie and Florence Crawford of Jackson; three sons, Mr. L. M. Crawford, sheriff of Butts county, Dr. R. L. Crawford, of Locust Grove, Mr. Walter Meade Crawford, of Dublin; one sister, Mrs. J. W. McCord, of this city.
     The funeral will take place this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Jackson Baptist church. The services will be conducted by his pastor, Dr. Robert VanDeventer. The body will be laid to rest in the City Cemetery.
     There are hosts of friends who extend to the members of the stricken family their tender sympathy.

Butts County Progress October 18, 1912
Funeral For Mr. J. M. Crawford Friday.
     The funeral of Mr. J. M. Crawford, whose sudden death at his home at Indian Springs last Thursday morning brought sincere regret to hundreds of friends, took place from the Baptist church Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Hundreds from this and other counties gathered to pay a tribute of last respect to one whom they knew and admired. Many beautiful floral tributes attested the esteem in which he was held. The impressive services were conducted by Dr. Robert VanDeventer.
     The pallbearers were: Messrs. W. E. Watkins, J. H. Ham, H. L. Daughtry. J. H. McKibben, A. C. Finley, G. E. Mallet.
     
 Crawford, Jane Dempsey
Jackson Progress Argus 07 Mar 1990
     Jane Dempsey Crawford of Atlanta died Feb. 20 at Kennestone Hospital in Marietta.
     The funeral was held Feb. 23 at the Spring Hill Chapel of H. M. Patterson & Son
Funeral Home with the Rev. Robert A. Lanford officiating. Burial was in Westview
Cemetery in Atlanta.
     Mrs. Crawford was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. T. J . Dempsey of Jackson.
     Her father was long associated with the school systems of Jackson and Butts County and the State Vocational Education Department.
     Survivors include her husband, William B. Crawford Jr.; daughter, Jackie Crawford Petty of Acworth; son, Michael Dempsey Crawford of Forest Park; grandchildren, Tara, Charles, and Celia Petty; brothers, Dr. Lee D. Dempsey of Rome and Robert T. Dempsey of Smyrna; uncle, J .R. Carmichael of Jackson.

Crawford, John
  The Jackson Argus March 11, 1897
A Sad Death.
     The death of Mr. John Crawford which occurred at the John McKibben homestead in Henry county last Sunday was attended with circumstances that were unusual and sad.
     Several days ago he got up one morning to kindle a fire and as he knelt down by the hearth stuck a pin in his knee. At that time very little was thought of the occurrence, but within the course of ten or twelve hours the little wound began to pain him. Blood poison set in and he rapidly grew worse until death came as a sweet messenger of peace and relieved him of great suffering.
     Before his death he became blind and expressed his sorrow at not being able to see his friends a last time. He was buried at New Hope Methodist church and leaves a wife and three small children.
     In connection with the death of this excellent man a touching incident occurred which shows that the milk of human kindness has not yet soured in the souls of some people. Applications were made to rent the premises occupied by the deceased which would have deprived his widow of a home. But, speaking for himself and brother, Frank, Mr. McKibben said to the applicants:
     "You need not apply. John was a poor man, but he was as kind as could be to my old father and mother and though he owed Frank and myself some money and leaves nothing with which to pay we are determined that his wife and children shall have a home as long as they want it."
     And though Frank and Ci McKibben are big, strong 250 pounders their hearts are touched and they cried like children over the death of the man who has proven such a faithful friend to their parents and to themselves.

Crawford, John D.
  Butts County Progress November 26, 1909
Blood Poisoning Claims John D. Crawford.
     After an illness of some time Mr. John D. Crawford, who came here recently from Ohio, died at the home of Mrs. Virginia Mcanley Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Death was declared by physicians to be due to blood poisoning.
     Before leaving home Mr. Crawford underwent an operation for tuberculosis of the intestines. The operation, though it appeared to be skillful and successful, did not terminate like it was intended and the wound in his side never healed. From this blood poisoning developed.
     The remains of Mr. Crawford were shipped home for interment. He was about 30 years of age and came of a prominent family.

Crawford, Mark
Jackson Progress Argus 07 Aug 1991
     Mr. Mark Crawford, 25, of 530 Brownlee Road died Saturday morning from injuries sustained in an automobile accident
     A graveside service was held Monday, Aug. 12, at Jackson City Cemetery, with the Rev. Gene Sellers officiating.
     Mr. Crawford was born in Taccoa, son of David Crawford and the late Judia Grant Crawford Best. He was a carpenter.
     Survivors include his wife, Dawn Pendergrass Crawford of Jackson; a son and daughter; sister, Kelly Crawford of California; .father, David Crawford of Louisiana; and grandmother, Helen Shubert of Lake City.
     Sherrell Funeral Home in Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Crawford, Mary Jane (Mamie) Miss
  Jackson Argus May 18, 1900
Miss Mamie Crawford dies.
Jackson was grieved yesterday at the announcement of the death
     Miss Mamie Crawford, one of her most splendid young ladies, which occurred at the home of her uncle in Spalding county yesterday morning. She was a daughter of Sheriff and Mrs. J, M. Crawford and was stopping at the home of her uncle while the latter was visiting a sick brother in Florida. On Wednesday she complained of feeling very unwell, but it was not supposed that her condition was serious. She was sized with congestion of the brain and this attack soon did its work and left the body lifeless.
     The deceased was a member of the Baptist church and all recognized in her a lovely Christian young lady. The funeral services will be conducted at the church at 3 o'clock this afternoon by the pastor, Dr. Nelson.
     The father and mother have our earnest sympathy in their bereavement.

Crawford, Mary Lou Culpepper
  The Jackson Progress-Argus May 15, 1925
Mrs. W. P. Crawford Summoned By Death.
     Friends over the county are sorry to learn of the death of Mrs. W. P. Crawford, 27 years of age, which occurred at her home near Locust Grove on April 25. Though she had been in feeble health for some time her last illness extended over a period of only two weeks. Mrs. Crawford, who was a member of England Chapel Methodist church, was Miss Mary Lou Culpepper, of Henry county, before her marriage.
     Funeral services were held at Philadelphia church, Henry county, on April 27, Rev. J. E. Ward officiating.
     She is survived by her husband; two brothers; Messrs. Ralph and Harry Culpepper; a sister, Mrs. J. B. Gunter, and her mother, Mrs. J. W. Culpepper, all of whom have the sympathy of many friends, in their bereavement.
       
Crawford, Mattie Mae Letson
Jackson Progress-Argus July 13 1917
Mrs. Collins Crawford Victim Typhoid Fever
     Mrs. Collins Crawford, aged 30, passed away at her home near Jackson at 5 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, death being due to typhoid fever. The death of this estimable young lady is particularly sad, her father, Mr. H. C. Letson, having been killed in an automobile accident at McDonough only a few weeks ago. Mrs. Crawford was a splendid Christian woman, was held in high esteem by all who knew her and her passing came as a shock to the family and a large circle of friends.
     She was Miss Mattie Mae Letson before her marriage and is survived by her husband, her mother, Mrs. H. C Letson; four brother; Messrs. Robert Euell, Paul and Sam Letson; seven sisters, Mrs. C. L. Britton, Mrs. M. F. Britton, Misses Ina, Tennie, Maggie, Martell, and Myrtice LEtson.
     The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon at four o'clock at Towaliga church, Rev. C. .C. Heard, of JEnkinsburg, conducting the service.
     In their sorrow the family have the sympathy of many friends.

Jackson Progress-Argus Aug 10 1917
Resolutions of Death of Mrs. Collins Crawford
     God in His infinite wisdom and love has seen fit to take from within in our midst in the person of our friend and sister, Mrs. Mattie Mae Crawford. She was born in Jasper county Feb. 22, 1887, joined County Line Baptist church at the age of 15 years, thence moving her membership to Towaliga in March, 1917. She was married to Mr. Collins Crawford Sept 18, 1914, died July 10, 1917. She was th eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Letson, sister to seven girls and four boys. She lived a consistent member and devoted wife and an amiable daughter and sister. She was admired by all who knew her. What virtues unites death never separates. When we have finished this may we remember that we have not learned fully the lesson our heavenly Father would have us know. May we never forget that the fatal blow will strike us down also, and the spade that dug her grave will dig ours, and the tomb which received her remains is waiting for us also. May these truths cause serious reflections to our thinking minds.
     We extend to the bereaved family our deepest sympathy and may God's richest blessings ever be their lot.
     Respectfully submitted,
     Mrs. A. F. Taylor
     Mrs. J. B. Evans
     Miss Addie Mae Stroud
     Committee
     
Crawford, Monroe S.
Jackson Progress Argus 16 Dec 1932
Father and His Son Pass the Same Day
     Funeral services for Mr. Monroe Crawford, prominent Spalding county citizen, and his son, W. C. Crawford, will be held Thursday.
     Funeral services for the son, Mr. W. C. Crawford, will be held Thursday morning at 10:30 o'clock from the Rock Springs church. Interment will be in the churchyard with Haisten Brothers, funeral directors, in charge.
     Funeral services for the elder Mr. Crawford will he held Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the Towaliga church. Interment will be in the churchyard with Haisten Brothers in charge.
     Mr. Monroe Crawford passed away at his home near Heads Shop early Tuesday, while Mr. W. C. Crawford died at the Strickland Memorial Hospital late Tuesday night.
     Besides his wife he is survived by three daughters and two sons, one brother, W .P. Crawford; his mother, Mrs. Monroe Crawford; and his grandmother, Mrs. Eliza Thornton. Griffin News, December 7.
     Both of the Messrs. Crawford, former citizens of Butts county were well known here, and many friends regret to know of their passing.

Crawford, Myrtle Mangham
Jackson Progress Argus 26 Oct 1994
     Myrtle Mangham Crawford of Milner died Sunday, Oct. 23.
     Funeral services were held Wednesday, Oct. 26, in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home in Barnesville with Rev. Lannie W. Smith officiating. Interment was in Lamar Memory Garden.
     Mrs. Crawford was born Oct. 12, 1905 in Butts County, daughter of the late Wiley and Eva Grant Mangham. She was the widow of Willis Crawford. She was a member of the Milner Baptist Church.
     Survivors include children, Frances and Tillman Ellis of Griffin, Geraldine and BUI Norman of Bakersfield, CA, Gwendolyn and James Davis of Augusta, Bobby and Nell Crawford of Barnesville, Dorothy Ann and Freeman Dye of Mt. Juliet, TN, Marlene and Sam Alford of Milner, Carol Morris of Milner, Susan Allen of Lithonia; brothers, James Mangham of Griffin and Milton Mangham and Glyn Mangham, both of Jackson.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Barnesville was in charge of arrangements.

Crawford, Robert Lawson
Jackson Progress-Argus 29 May 1941
Dr. R. L. Crawford Died Sunday in Griffin Hospital
     The death of Dr. R. L. Crawford of Locust Grove, former resident of Jackson and widely known middle Georgia physician, occurred in a Griffin hospital Sunday night. He was admitted to the hospital Thursday and underwent a major operation and did not rally from the effects.
     Dr. Crawford was born and reared in Butts county, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Crawford, members of pioneer Butts county families. His father served for years as sheriff of Butts county and was active in political affairs until his death several years ago. After attending the public schools here he was graduated in medicine and for years had been a resident of Locust Grove where he enjoyed a large practice and had the confidence of a large number of friends.
     He was a brother of the late L. M. Crawford who served as chief of police of Jackson and as sheriff of Butts county.
     A man of genial and kindly disposition, Dr. Crawford was considered a benefactor in his community and was held in high esteem by colored people who found in him a steadfast friend.
     He is survived by his wife, the former Miss Lucy Moore; one son, R. L. Crawford Jr., who is located at Fort Jackson, S. C ; two sisters, Mrs. Lottie Cox of Dawson and Mrs. Russell Irwin of Cedartown; one brother, Sergeant W. M. Crawford of Fort Jackson.
     Funeral services were held at the Locust Grove Baptist church Tuesday morning at 10:30 and the Rev. M. O. Gardner and the Rev. J. L. Clegg officiated. The pallbearers were H. C. Childs, A. A. Ballard, Cliff H. Brown, Bryant Hubbard, G. L. Lindsey and A. C. Castellaw. Interment was in the churchyard with D. T. Carmichael & Sons in charge of arrangements

Crawford, Strawder, Mrs.
  Middle Georgia Argus June 2, 1883
     We regret to chronicle the death of Mrs. Strawder Crawford, of Towaliga district one day this week.

Crawford, Susie A Willis
  The Jackson Progress-Argus May 7, 1926
Mrs. W. D. Crawford Passed Away Friday.
     Stricken suddenly while about her household duties, Mrs. W. D. Crawford, 62 years of age, died at her home in West Butts Friday afternoon at 6 o'clock. Heart trouble is given as the cause of her death.
     Mrs. Crawford was a member of the Baptist church and was the widow of the ate Mr. W. D. Crawford, well known Butts county citizen. She was Miss Susie Willis, of Upson county. She is survived by two sons, Messrs. W. C. and C. H. Crawford; one daughter, Mrs. W. T. Thaxton, of Griffin; one brother, Artemus Willis, of Upson county; two sisters, Mrs. Lou Sherwood and Mrs. Alice Taylor, of Macon.
     Funeral services were held at Fellowship church Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with Rev. L. L. Burch, of Jenkinsburg, officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery.

Crawford, Tennie Catherine Brownlee
Jackson Progress Argus 20 Aug 1942
Funeral Services For Mrs. Crawford Held Thursday
     Mrs. Tennie Brownlee Crawford, 64 years of age, died Tuesday night at 11:45 at the home of her sister Mrs. George F. Etheridge illness was of several weeks. Though friends realized she was not in good health they were not prepared for the announcement of her passing which brings sorrow to relatives and a host of friends.
Mrs. Crawford, widow of Sheriff L. M. Crawford, was a daughter of the late Thomas Newton Brownlee and Mary Jane Hoard Brownlee, prominent residents of Butts county. She was an active civic leader and was a member of the Baptist church, the Larkin D. Watson chapter U. D. C. and represented that organization on the board of the Jackson Club Corporation. She was keenly interested in that group, which own and operate the Jackson clubhouse, and for years was a loyal and faithful member of committees serving the Kiwanis club. Mrs. Crawford was held in affectionate esteem by members of the Kiwanis club who will not soon forget her devotion to their comfort.
     Since the death of her husband, one of the best known political figures in Butts county, Mrs. Crawford had resided on the High Falls highway. Recently when her health became impaired she had been residing with her sister, Mrs. Etheredge.
     Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. James A. Tingle of Forsyth; Mrs. J. E. Pettigrew and Mrs. George F. Etheredge of Jackson, and one brother, J. D. BrownIee of Jackson.
     Funeral services were held Thursday morning at 10 o'clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Etheredge, with the Rev. Gaither A. Briggs, pastor of the First Baptist church, officiating. Organizations, relatives and friends attested their love by numerous floral offerings.
     Burial was in the family lot in the Jackson cemetery with Thornton Funeral Homes directing arrangements.

Crawford, Walter Meade
Jackson Progress Argus 03 Sep 1971
Crawford Buried In Pelham Sunday
     Mr. Walter Meade Crawford, 85, of Pelham, former widely known Jackson resident, died Friday morning, September 24th, in a Thomasville hospital following a long period of declining health.
     Mr. Crawford was born August 30, 1886 and for a long number of years was a rural mail carrier at the Jackson Post Office, entering the postal service in 1919 and serving continuously until Sept. 16, 1940 when the local National Guard unit was activated into Federal service. Mr. Crawford was also Master Sergeant in the local guard unit.
     For the past several years he had made his home with his daughter, Mrs. A. J. Shirley in Pelham. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Pelham.
     Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at the First Baptist Church, Pelham, with interment in the Pelham City Cemetery. Braswell Funeral Home of Pelham was in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Crawford is survived by a daughter, Mrs. A. J. Shirley of Pelham; a sister, Mrs. Russell Erwin of Cedartown; several nieces and nephews.

Crawford, Will Joe
Jackson Progress Argus 04 Feb 1971
Father Mrs. Sibley Died In Augusta
     Mr. Will Joe Crawford, 57, father of Mrs. Charles F. Sibley of Route 2, Jackson, died Thursday, January 28th, at the University Hospital in Augusta following a lengthy illness.
Mr. Crawford was born February 22, 1913 in Columbia County and was the son of Mr. Robert Mitchell Crawford and Mrs. Maggie Sweatman Crawford. Mrs. Sibley was visiting her father in Augusta and had planned to come home the day her father passed away.
     Interment was in Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery in Augusta on Saturday, January 30th.
Mr. Crawford is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Charles F. Sibley of Jackson and Mrs. William R. Mize of Toccoa; three grandchildren and six sisters.

Crawford, William Collins
(See Crawford, Monroe S.)

Crawford, William David
  Butts County Progress April 23, 1915
Another Veteran Crosses The River
Mr. W. D. Crawford Died Sunday Last
He Was 68 Years Old
Funeral Monday Morning At Fellowship Church - Death Was Due To Attack Of Pneumonia
     News of the death of Mr. W. D. Crawford, which occurred at his home near Jackson Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock, was received with regret over the county. Death was caused by pneumonia and a complication of diseases. Though he had been a sufferer from asthma for some time, friends were not prepared for the fatal turn of his last illness.
     Mr. Crawford was well and favorably known over the county and was held in the highest esteem by his fellow citizens. His integrity in every relation of life was unquestioned. He was a native of Butts county and in the War served as a member of Co. G, Third Georgia Regiment. Mr. Crawford was a member of the Methodist church, his membership being at England's Chapel. He was 68 years old, being one of the youngest Confederate veterans in the county.
     Surviving Mr. Crawford are his wife and a daughter, Mrs. T. B. Fletcher, by his first marriage, and three small children, two sons and a daughter, by his last marriage; four brothers, Messrs. Jim Crawford, Jenkinsburg, Jose and Charlie Crawford, Henry Crawford, M. S. Crawford, Jackson; one sister, Mrs. Liza Hammock, of Florida.
     The funeral was held at Fellowship church Monday morning at 11 o'clock, Rev. F. G. Spearman and Rev. I. H. Miller conducting the services. The interment was in the cemetery at Fellowship.

Crawford, Willis
Jackson Progress Argus 18 Sep 1977
Mr. Willis Crawford Buried September 18
     Mr. Willis Crawford, 72, of 144 Birch Street, Milner, died at the Upson County Hospital, Thomaston, September 16th.
     Born in Butts County, he had made his home in Milner for a number of years. He was a member of Milner Baptist Church, a former church clerk and an inactive deacon. He was a member of Pinta Lodge 88, F&AM. Before his illness, he was employed at Paul Walker's Grocery in Griffin. He was son of the late Mr. William David Crawford and the late Mrs. Susie Willis Crawford.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Myrtle Mangham Crawford of Milner; seven daughters, Mrs. Tillman Ellis of Griffin, Mrs. Bill Norman of Bakersfield, Calif., Mrs. James Davis of Augusta, Mrs. Frernan Dye of Nashville, Tenn., Mrs. Sam Alford of Milner, Mrs. Glenn Morris of Griffin, and Susan of Atlanta; one son, Bobby L. Crawford of Barnesville; one brother, Clark H. Crawford of Griffin; a sister, Mrs. William Thaxton of Griffin; 12 grandchildren and two nephews.

Crawford, Zemma Watson
Jackson Progress Argus 31 Jan 1979
Mrs. Zemma Crawford Rites Held
     Funeral services for Mrs. Zemma Watson Crawford of Route 1, Giles Ferry Rd., Flovilla were held Monday afternoon, January 29th at one o'clock from the China Grove Baptist Church in Flovilla with the Rev. W. C. James officiating. Interment was in China Grove Cemetery.
     Mrs. Crawford died January 26 at her residence after apparently suffering a heart attack. She was the daughter of the late Richmon Watson and Mattie Lee Whitehead. She was a member of China Grove Baptist Church in Flovilla.
     She is survived by ten children, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bulter, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Crawford, Mr. and Mrs. Maysoe Hardeman, Ms. Ida Lawson, Ms. Fannie Hunter, Mr. and Mrs. Willie F. Crawford, Jr., all of Atlanta; Mr. and Mrs. James Halland, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lewis Allen, Mr. and Mrs. Sims Crawford, all of Jackson; Sgt. and Mrs. Larry Watts of San Bernardino, Calif.; 29 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren;
     One sister, Mrs. Jannie Barber of Cincinnati, Ohio; one brother, Mr. Roy Watson of Jonesboro, Ga.; two sisters-in-law, Mrs. Louise Watson and Mrs. Evelyn Howard; a dear cousin, Mr. and Mrs. Jack P. Bell and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
     Abe Trimier Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.